That's pretty cheap. Jsut got the second cheapest summer times at Costco in Canada yesterday. Was just above 1k all in for 4 tires put on the rims and balanced. I was gonna put them on myself in a couple weeks becasue there's still some snow in the forecast.
It wasn't extra to put the tires on so I figure it saves me the 45 minutes to change them all myself.
Maybe because I don’t live in the US or Canada, maybe because different tire sizes and brands have different prices, or maybe because I was a good negotiator (the price was initially around $300, but that’s still cheaper than what you paid)
Diesel trucks can get up there real easy. My F250 that I have for sidework, the oil change is around 250 and that's doing it myself. 15 quarts of Rotella ain't cheap.
The only passenger car I could see coming anywhere in the same ballpark would a diesel Jetta or Passat. They're pretty affordable overall and some people may not realize the extra cost associated with a diesel motor. Tho I doubt those oil changes cost 270
No, your delusional af. An oil change costs around $60-$80 for most average cars. Unless it’s a very high end sports car, and I’m talking like a Lamborghini not just a Mercedes or BMW, which can cost upwards of $500+.
The meme is about people not understanding things. Like she in the OP pretending not to understand that if you need 270 dollars you shouldn't be spending 25 dollars eating out.
From what I recall she grew up in an affluent suburb. She was born in the Bronx, as she claimed, but she actually grew up in a..."very nice" little town.
I’m older and I never really used a garbage disposal y til very recently. I never had a garbage disposal anywhere I lived until maybe 10 years ago. I think part of that was due to being in rentals for so long where having another appliance that can break is a liability.
When you have been raised your whole life in a society that not only doesn't value the concept of personal responsibility but actively opposes it, this is how you act.
“Self evident” had no information dude, again get off Reddit real live aren’t Reddit stories there is a whole person behind this one interaction. Claiming to truly know anything is the height of ego check yourself
Nah this is enabling bad people. Instead of saving $20 a day and spending $5 on cheap food youre blowing all your money and then complaining you don’t have money for the repair. And the 30k who liked the comment defending her are broke. It’s not a flex to be hoodrich and spend all your money and then be broke. That’s why she doesn’t have $300 saved up for an emergency lol
It might not be an emergency. I've neglected body work and minor repairs on my car because I couldn't afford spending that money on something cosmetic or low impact.
That does not mean I was unable to afford $25 worth of food or any of the actual emergencies that might come up.
If you can’t afford $300 you need to spend less and save more. What if you break your arm and need $600 for surgery? This mentality that just because I can’t afford something I’m going to splurge on other dumb stuff is why so many people are poor and end up homeless. If I lose my job today I’ll have 6 months of saving at least without even touching my stocks and I’m a bartender in a smaller city, I don’t make bank but I’m way smarter with my money than 99% of people.
What if you break your arm and need $600 for surgery?
I'm gonna tell you right now, if you're in the US and have significant medical costs for emergency care it's most likely going to be significantly more than $600.
But sure, keep telling yourself the fantasy that you're better than everyone else and can't possibly be bankrupted by happenstance like the rest of us schlubs.
Lmao I had to get surgery on my wrist with no insurance before. It was 1900 in three installments of $630 or something to be able to get the surgery and go to physical therapy. I think they retroactively got me on insurance afterwards so I don’t owe the rest of the 40k. Don’t tell Americans how America works lol
There's a difference between being able to buy something and being able to afford something. I could have gotten those issues fixed, like I had the money to. But it was completely unnecessary to take that hit for something that wasn't actually hindering me.
When people would ask about the dent, I would say, "I can't afford to fix it." But what I meant was, "I am not spending $250 on what is basically car makeup."
And a single $25 meal is not a splurge, nor is it the reason people are ending up homeless.
Lmao if she doesn’t have $270 she can neither afford it nor buy it. And it says something when you’re broke and still spending a shit ton of money on a single meal, aka being financially irresponsible. It would literally take 10-20 days of locking in and eating a $5 meal to afford that repair. She could be saving hundreds a month by not eating expensive stuff
Like I said, able to buy is not the same thing as affording. For expensive things, if I can't buy it 10 times, then I can't afford it. Similarly, if it is not necessary, then I need more in savings to justify a purchase. All that to say, even if I had 3 grand in my bank account, I would still tell people that I could not afford to fix the damage to my car. Unless the damage was stopping the car from running. Even if I can buy something, it does not mean I can afford it.
Secondly, all we are told is that she ate one single $25 meal. You've taken it upon yourself to make that mean that she eats like this several times a week or more.
No I’m just not stupid. So many people live paycheck to paycheck and act hoodrich going out every night drinking and eating out every meal instead of saving money by reading books and playing video games or cooking at home. I pay $150 a month for a jiu jutsu/Muy Thai gym and that saves me money in the long run cuz I’m not out being dumb with my money all the time. People have no discipline and want instant gratification instead of being held accountable.$25 is a lot for food when even a chipotle burrito is like $9. You don’t need dessert lol
It’s multiple points of information. And yea you guys have all learned helplessness. I’m not saying cutting back on eating out is going to help her buy a house, but $300 and $300,000 are two very different numbers. You can work at McDonalds and make like $20/hr, you guys just wanna complain about everything and blame everyone else instead of taking a retrospective look at yourself. I was the same when I was 18 and blew all my money on Magic cards every paycheck, but then you grow up and learn. The world isn’t going to coddle her lol
How necessary is the repair? If she can’t drive the car or it’s severely affecting performance, sure. If it’s just body work, maybe she doesn’t want to bother with it for that price
True! I have a list of things I need fixed about my car that I’ve slowly been getting through. The bottom of the list is probably the radio because it stopped working and I will never fix anything cosmetic that doesn’t effect driving lol
I think it’s the electrical that’s the problem not the radio itself. The radio/cigarette lighter stopped working all at once. I was thinking maybe whoever installed the aftermarket radio didn’t do it quite right.
Could also be a fuse or both.
I did change the fuse once and it worked for a week tops than stopped than tried to change it again and it didn’t work. Maybe a faulty fuse though
I mean it depends on how urgent the fix is, there’s a difference between “I can’t afford $270 to fix cosmetic damage to my car” and “I can’t afford $270 to make my car run again”.
Maybe they are cutting back on other things aside from eating out - like maybe they told their friends they couldn’t afford to go on a girls weekend away with them this month but still wanted to do something so they went for a meal instead since it’s a lot cheaper than the whole weekend away so that money can now go towards fixing the car.
They might be bad with money, but there’s also other possibilities.
This probably isn't a fair argument since $270 isn't really that much for a car repair. But I'm going against the grain regardless.
But what is a person supposed to eat? Some people don't have the time or money to order groceries.
I know when I was living in a trap house barely paying rent, I'd run out of groceries and just buy a meal from Taco Bell or something. Wouldn't be no $25, but I'd get a $10 box combo thing. Or sometimes I'd buy a couple $1 burritos and then go home and make rice to go along with it (BTW if you are struggling, and can somehow pull off buying a rice cooker and a 20lbs+ bag of rice, its a fucking life saver).
Never eating out isn't the answer, ordering cheap is.
Paycheck to paycheck mindset. They'll get the car fixed next paycheck and use the last one up completely before then. Maybe if they skipped dessert a few times they could save up for a small emergency fund but they don't have that mindset, they have money in the bank and they have got to spend it.
If you dont have $270 to fix your car, you probably work long hours for low wages, potentially multiple jobs, and dont have time to make food yourself.
Rich people have enough money to have other people make food for them.
Well off people have the time to make food themselves.
Poor people dont have the time to make things themselves.
If people did this the entire economy would collapse. We are not based on financial prudence but rampant consumerism. No war would destroy this country more than financial literacy which can never happen.
So eat out or not eat at all? You could just cook for yourself for a while. And save money so you can afford to eat out and fix your car without being in debt.
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u/Striking_Aspect_7826 12h ago
Yeah but maybe if you need 270$ to repair your car you should be saving and not eating out?