The DUMBEST Things People Actually Spend Money On!
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What are the dumbest things people spend money on?
Today, we're talking about the dumbest things that people spend money on. And let me tell you, there was no shortage of content here.
Oh, and there was a lot.
Everyone's got their thing. You know, some people, it's their coffee and their lattes. And this time, we're going to roast each other for the things that we spend money on that are dumb.
Okay, hold on. Let me, like, prepare my sensitive soul. Hey, guys, I'm Rachel.
I'm George.
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Yes. So I'll just say this. As we were prepping for this episode, we were like, okay, let's list off a couple of things that, you know, we think are just dumb in general.
We might step on some toes here. Can you say that?
Yeah, we could. It's going to hurt some feelings. I know, but we went kind of high level. So like we'll give them like our like, I don't know, high level view of some dumb things. And then it started to get a little personal, George.
Oh, wow. Like we're going to roast each other at the end?
Yeah, well, yeah. And then the list after this one is like, oh no, like you've done that or I've done that. I don't know. And then at the end, a total roast of each other because there's stuff that George spends money on that I think is...
Was this episode just made to be a personal attack on me? Because I am here for it and ready to defend my honor.
Okay, what are the high level that you and I agree on?
I think you and I and almost all of the financial space agrees that new cars are one of the dumbest things you can spend money on. And people justify it all the time because they're like, Rachel, I want a reliable, safe car for my family. Why do they sound like that? I don't know. That's the accent.
Why are new cars considered a bad investment?
But they do. Yeah, new cars.
Why do we hate new cars?
Well, because they lose so much value pretty much immediately. Like, once you drive it off the lot... 10% right there. Yeah, and then over the first year, it's like 20%. I mean, it's just... It is something that costs a lot. Right? And a new car these days, George, $50,000? I'm like... And what's wildβ Totally normal for 50,000 new cars. Yes. And cars that are not even that glamorous or crazy, that's how high they've gotten in price.
Yeah.
So again, you could buy a $40,000 brand new car. We're not even talking like luxury cars. No. Yeah. So all that to say, let someone else take the hit and just buy a two-year-old car. Or, you know, older. I think it's great.
Yeah, people here will buy a used car in cash and they go, oh my gosh, they want me to buy a $2,000 beater car from 1992? No, there's a gap between 2025 car and 1992. That's right. So buy a five-year-old car, two-year-old, 10-year-old car.
Get you a 2017. You know what I mean? Like, they're still great. They're still great cars. Now, once you have a million-dollar net worth, then if you have the money, you can buy a new car. And we say that because you can take the hit financially. Right.
It's not a big part of your financial world.
But going into debt for a new car and paying interest on something that is going so far down in value so quickly, it's not worth it. Go buy a two-year-old car. And I will say this till the day is long, George. If I am at a stoplight and a car pulls up next to me, name a car, George, go.
Ooh, Kia Sorento.
I don't see that Kia Sorento. And I'm not like, ooh, that's a 2025. What a brand new Kia Sorento.
Sorry, I shouldn't have chosen a cultured name. It's a lot for you right now.
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