'I Can Afford This, But It Takes Half My Paycheck,' Says A 22-Year-Old Who Calls What He Did His 'Worst Financial Decision'
Yahoo Finance·2025-10-01 16:00
A 22-year-old Reddit user recently sparked a conversation on r/personalfinance after sharing a tough lesson in car ownership costs. The young man said he financed a 2018 car for 450 a month on the loan. But it’s the insurance bill that’s breaking him: 900 a month on a single vehicle. High Costs, Low Flexibility “I can afford this, but it takes half my paycheck,” he wrote. Making $20 an hour and paid biweekly, he lives at home with his parents ...