• marxisthayaca [he/him,they/them]@hexbear.net
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    5 months ago

    My wife’s car is about to hit 100k and we wanted to sell it, but instead we are in a holding pattern due to 9% interest on CAR LOANS. And because it keeps breaking down, we are now reducing our spending and accumulating “emergency funds”. It sucks fucking shit.

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      5 months ago

      Sell it and buy a 2008 Corolla and pocket $90k

      Oh you meant 100k miles. My cars at 225k and has never broken down. What kinda car you have??

    • Infamousblt [any]@hexbear.net
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      Holy shit what car loans are 9% right now? The last time I had a car loan it was 2% and I didn’t pay any interest for the first year. What the absolute dick

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    5 months ago

    People living paycheck to paycheck or living under increasing debt are being careful about where they spend what little money they actually have? surprised-pika-messed-up

  • I received like 4 solicitations today from financial services companies with whom I have accounts for secured loans and lines of credit leveraged against my accounts at like 6-8% interest. and my credit rocks.

    it weirds me out because these are among the shittiest deals I have ever been offered in my life, but of course they are presented as though they are a huge favor.

    I don’t know what dimension the great minds of finance journalism exist in where it isn’t obvious that we’re all in siege mode to avoid the usurous rates casually being tossed around.