Credit to the Met Police officers who detained the suspect in Golders Green after he stabbed two Jewish people, preventing an even worse outcome.
My only criticism is that they didn’t kick him hard enough.
@Cosgrove84@100kDiary Well they got completely ripped off. Of course living within your means is important, but if everyone stopped spending and just saved, the economy would collapse, which isn’t exactly great for your pension fund.
Unpopular opinion: Leasing a brand new car is the most financially illiterate thing normalised in the UK.
You're paying £500/month for something that loses 40% of its value by the time you hand it back. Then you sign up for another one.
A £5,000 used car does the exact same job. Gets you from A to B. Doesn't care about your ego.
The difference over 10 years? Roughly £60k.
Your car isn't a flex. It's a monthly donation to a dealership.
Agree or disagree? 👇
@Cosgrove84@100kDiary According to your own math you would have 21k invested vs my estimate of £15-20k.
£5k acquisition price + £1k maintenance/year (x 10) + £2k per flip (x 3) = £21k
Even if the maintenance comes in better you'd still be around £15k.
@Matelot411758@FUDdaily@100kDiary No. It hasn't averaged 30k a year for 15 years. But it does 30k a year now with ease. Was in France last year, trips to the south coast (From Manchester) etc.
But... i think this is a very well maintained example. Im fully aware not all 15 year old cars are this good
@benrwright@100kDiary I think its about what you can afford. If you cant afford to buy cash, then dont buy it.
That way the extra money goes towards retirement. My car was once sold for £30k in 2011. Some poor bastard paid £500 a month for that. Id prefer to drive an old car and retire at 57
@100kDiary You could make the same argument about any product. Bought a £1k TV?Why didn’t you save £500 and buy a shit one. Bought Heck sausages? Could have got Tesco Value. Family holiday? Just stay at home.
@100kDiary It doesn't. To keep it in proper condition costs thousands a year. When I swapped my 9 year old Mini for a new car it had cost £2400 in maintenance the year before. And new cars don't cost £500 per month.
@Champ__the__dog@100kDiary No they dont need £15/20k. No more than £1k a year on average. But you would never keep a £5k car for 10 years.
2/3 years then sell for £3k and put £2k into a new one and go again
Many 5k cars will need 15-20k in maintenance over a 10 year period. Now you are in ~25k and have to deal with unexpected breakdowns (possibly in dangerous locations) and the lost time dealing with repairs. For another $35k you can have a new car with a warranty and avoid most of this.
@100kDiary My £5000 car was costing me £5000 a year to run in repairs and the constant annoyance of the car having trouble caused inconvenience - buying a new car is buying convenience
I think it's an odd thing to do to refer to people as financially illiterate while confusing a lease with a PCP. The joy of a lease is it's typically fully managed, maintenance etc, and depreciation doesn't matter as it's someone else's issue. A PCP does, of course, have a depreciation element, hence the guaranteed MFV.
Question: Do you all think Moses Itauma could beat Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua right now? Both Fury and Joshua are not in their prime anymore to me. Could the youngster get a win over one of them? Talk to me🥊.
@BoxingNewsPlus@BoxingNewsED You can't rank Itauma #1 yet just because level of opposition; however, I STRONGLY believe that, right now today, he beats anybody on that list.