Comments on: Leasing vs. Buying: The Car Debate Continues

By: Queercents » Blog Archive » How my money personality mirrors my parenting style (and why raising a child feels a lot like having a joint checking account).

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:46:17 +0000

[...] I always buy pre-owned and drive it until the repairs outweigh the cost of getting a new one. She hates my old car, so we drive hers on the weekends. No issue [...]

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By: Queercents » Blog Archive » Be green, healthy and rich by giving up on your car

Tue, 27 May 2008 17:16:04 +0000

[...] “Americans spend one-fourth of their income on their cars.” It goes without saying that cars are expensive. Both cars and bikes have upkeep costs, but the cost of bike upkeep is minimal; maybe a $50 tune-up [...]

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By: Queercents » Blog Archive » How I (sort of) Talked my Dealer Down to 0% Interest

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:16:30 +0000

[...] Repair was one option but I’d had the car for five years and truthfully hated driving it. Automobile repair is worse than the dentist for me and once a car really starts to break I don’t feel safe [...]

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By: Queercents » Blog Archive » Learning about the smart car: save gas, space, clean air and money

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:05:44 +0000

[...] test drive it but we sat in one for several minutes. Unfortunately, I’m not in any hurry to get rid of my Volvo but when I do, I’ve found my next [...]

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By: I Will Teach You To Be Rich » Look how men’s and women’s magazines write about money

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:03:59 +0000

[...] Orman is an O Magazine columnist and typically I like her advice. She’s spot on when it comes to buying a used car and term life insurance. But when speaking to women, is she talking down to [...]

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By: Amber Yount

Amber Yount — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:26:43 +0000

My mom's a finance manager at a dodge dealership...she tried to talk me into a lease, saying it was better!!!! Her thinking was you pay on the car and can get rid of it anytime you want without worrying about being upside down (because we were $5k upside down on our loan) But i told her, you pay on it for three years and still dont own it! Thank god i walked out with 2 very GOOD used cars and 3 year loans.

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By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:47:37 +0000

Good Lord. If anyone ever tells me (face-to-face) that leasing a car is "safer" than owning one for multiple years, I'm going to ask for proof that everyone who drove prior to 2004 (1994? 1984?) died while driving their unsafe vehicles. I don't really expect to get any responses...

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By: The Simple Dollar » The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Queercents Edition

The Simple Dollar » The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Queercents Edition — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:30:50 +0000

[...] Leasing Vs. Buying: The Car Debate Continues I would never, ever lease a car - it just doesn’t make sense to me - but the issue is debated quite well here. [...]

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By: Queercents » Sleeping with Money: Our First Big Money Fight

Queercents » Sleeping with Money: Our First Big Money Fight — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:00:10 +0000

[...] Of course, we're not always in synch but the differences are manageable. We keep our cash accounts separate because her record-keeping methods drive me nuts. She thinks my fear of identity theft and subsequent document shredding is excessive. She leases her car and I buy used. Her threshold for risk is greater than mine. But that said our over arching philosophy is the same: we live within our means, we save, we plan, and we like to buy real estate. Life is good. Live long and prosper, right? [...]

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By: Queercents » Driving Too Much Car: Not Millionaire Next Door

Queercents » Driving Too Much Car: Not Millionaire Next Door — Tue, 08 May 2007 14:37:16 +0000

[...] The car and money topic has always been a hot debate in our house. Of course, some people live without or share as John noted in his Car Sharing post the other day... but for the majority of suburban Americans, a car is considered a necessity or at a minimum a deserved convenience. It's interesting to me that cars have such an impact on achieving wealth. [...]

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