Have you made any adjustments due to high gas prices?

[ChristopherA]

Cars never mattered to me, zero interest in them.
Goals?? Cars arent my goal. 
My house and 4 cars have been paid off for over a decade, again, money has zero to do w/ it.
Ive been an IT Security/Network Engineer for over 25 years, so we can just say I do well money-wise.

Now guitars, those are my interest and I have over 10 nice ones. Those can cost more than a car might.

Everyone has different goals and hobbies.

This right here. Owning your home=winning. I bought an expensive car once about 15yrs ago. After 2 weeks all I could think was what a waist it was. Like you said everyone has different goals, it's just not my thing. I race motocross and dump endless amounts of money into racing a machine I beat the hell out of lol

[Phantom Spunker]

Cars never mattered to me, zero interest in them.
Goals?? Cars arent my goal. 
My house and 4 cars have been paid off for over a decade, again, money has zero to do w/ it.
Ive been an IT Security/Network Engineer for over 25 years, so we can just say I do well money-wise.

Now guitars, those are my interest and I have over 10 nice ones. Those can cost more than a car might.

Everyone has different goals and hobbies.

Tell us about your guitars, man. I noticed the amplifier in the photo you posted previously. I've got a customized Telecaster and an old Epiphone SG these days. Never have much time to play but I'd like to stick some humbuckers in the telecaster and eventually completely rebuild the Epiphone. I've had it since I was a kid, so I think it would be cool to keep it looking a bit beaten up but replace all the parts.

[SF1900]

its funny o see the older guys say cars dont matter and be practical

and its always the guys who say buying a car thats overpriced and a money pit is only because they never could earn enough to buy one themselves

if you earn enough disposable income, buying a nice car isnt a sin, its just part of life and making your goals happen is important.

funny how broke people always adopt the monk mentality

That’s not true at all.

I make between 40-45k a year. I can afford a nice car. I just chose not to.

[IroNat]

I invest like most Getbiggers in yachts and private jets.

[GymnJuice]

its funny o see the older guys say cars dont matter and be practical

and its always the guys who say buying a car thats overpriced and a money pit is only because they never could earn enough to buy one themselves

if you earn enough disposable income, buying a nice car isnt a sin, its just part of life and making your goals happen is important.

funny how broke people always adopt the monk mentality

Disagree. Many moneyed people don't buy fancy cars.

[Rambone]

Disagree. Many moneyed people don't buy fancy cars.

Agreed. I feel like most middle class people who make a little bit of money like to make it seem like they have a lot and usually do so via their vehicle. Keeping up with the Jones is at an all-time high because of social media and a generation of non-savers. Sure their income is decent, but it’s going straight to that vehicle and credit card payment. You see it with $300K fishing boats in Florida as well. These people usually own next to nothing and their divorce records say so.

[deadz]

That’s not true at all.

I make between 40-45k a year. I can afford a nice car. I just chose not to.

A nice Toyota Corolla with that salary. How do you even survive on that. Get a new job.

[ThisisOverload]

Disagree. Many moneyed people don't buy fancy cars.

Really depends on their personality.

Some people want and crave the attention.

Some people don't.

I know some very wealthy people through work and they are a mixed bag.

But i can tell you that the people who have their shit together and operate their businesses the best are typically a little frugal.

A developer here that we do business with has more money than i will ever know. And he drives and old beat up Buick. Wears the same 3-4 shirts and the same shoes every single day. He's brilliant. Owns property all over town and just enjoys his life. Never stressed out and very easy to work with. We saved him half a million by doing some creative value engineering on one of his huge projects and he cut the owner of the company i work for a check for $100k. Crazy.

Another guy is younger with money, drives a Bentley with his company name as the license plate. This guy is a total douche nozzle and doesn't like to pay his consultants. But everyone in town treats him like a rock star. He has stiffed so many people on his development projects that he can't find contractors to build his stuff. Currently there is a warehouse project that has been halfway built, but the contractor and engineering team walked in December due to non-payment. Not a single contractor in this area will even talk to the guy. So he's a bit fucked, but doesn't care because he has money.

When i worked in Houston i knew the CEO of one of the largest Architectural firms in the USA. They do over a "billion" dollars worth of projects every year. He dresses really nice, but it's all cheap stuff. Drives a 4-runner. If you met him you would never know he's successful. Very quiet and soft spoken.

Typically the "show off" people are the types that lust for attention, which is apparent all over the world.

Just depends on how you get your rocks off i guess. I stopped caring what people think a long time ago.

If someone wants to drive a nice car that's fine, but to think this is a sign of success is quite stupid.

I know a lot of poor people who drive very nice cars.

[IroNat]

The ghetto is full of peeps driving expensive cars and living in roach infested dumps.  It always made me laugh to see it.

It was like that 50 years ago except then they drove Cadillacs.  Now they drive expensive foreign cars.

People in general still are impressed if you have an expensive car so for a salesman or professional it can work to impress customers. 

[King Shizzo]

The ghetto is full of peeps driving expensive cars and living in roach infested dumps.  It always made me laugh to see it.

It was like that 50 years ago except then they drove Cadillacs.  Now they drive expensive foreign cars.

People in general still are impressed if you have an expensive car so for a salesman or professional it can work to impress customers.

It's also because some people genuinely enjoy cars. A Ford Escort won't give them a boner.

[deadz]

The ghetto is full of peeps driving expensive cars and living in roach infested dumps.  It always made me laugh to see it.

It was like that 50 years ago except then they drove Cadillacs.  Now they drive expensive foreign cars.

People in general still are impressed if you have an expensive car so for a salesman or professional it can work to impress customers.

Drive around the hood and you’ll see cars that are more expensive than the subsidized rentals they live in.

[IroNat]

It's also because some people genuinely enjoy cars. A Ford Escort won't give them a boner.

Ghetto peeps enjoy driving their BMW while living in roach heaven.

They be livin' it up.

[ThisisOverload]

Drive around the hood and you’ll see cars that are more expensive than the subsidized rentals they live in.

In college i lived in some really sketchy apartments in a dark part of town.

Back then it was all about Caddy's and Lexus sedans.

The parking lot was filled with nice cars with fancy wheels and shit.

Now i live in an expensive area and i do see a Land Rover or Merc in the area. But it's mainly normal cars and trucks. Jeeps are big here too. My neighbor has an old 1968 Camaro that is fully restored, but he drives a 15 year old Camry.

[deadz]

In college i lived in some really sketchy apartments in a dark part of town.

Back then it was all about Caddy's and Lexus sedans.

The parking lot was filled with nice cars with fancy wheels and shit.

Now i live in an expensive area and i do see a Land Rover or Merc in the area. But it's mainly normal cars and trucks. Jeeps are big here too. My neighbor has an old 1968 Camaro that is fully restored, but he drives a 15 year old Camry.

Owner of a multi-million dollar company I used to work for drove a basic volvo sedan as his daily driver. As for me, I'm also a car guy so I do spend more than common sense tells me to.

[Primemuscle]

I invest like most Getbiggers in yachts and private jets.

Same here.

[deadz]

Why would you want me quit Auto Zone?

I don't want Rory living in poverty.

[Rambone]

I don't want Rory living in poverty.

Rory is history

[SF1900]

I don't want Rory living in poverty.

Deadz, I think you missed it, but Rory and I are on a break. It was sort of mutual but it still hurts. But now I will be able to save more money.

Rory and I might get back together—it’s still up in the air.

[SF1900]

Rory is history

Rambone, yes and no. We still talk but of course things are much different now!

[Primemuscle]

Disagree. Many moneyed people don't buy fancy cars.

Where I live there are a lot of pseudo-affluent folks who drive Tesla's and other overpriced vehicles because they believe it makes them look wealthy when in fact, they are bourgeois. One time when my grandson ordered pizza delivery the middle-aged fellow delivering it was driving a new model BMW. Who knew Round Table paid their employees so well.

[Rambone]

Rambone, yes and no. We still talk but of course things are much different now!

I stand corrected! My apologies.

[GymnJuice]

It's also because some people genuinely enjoy cars. A Ford Escort won't give them a boner.

A Vegas Escort will

[IroNat]

Deadz, I think you missed it, but Rory and I are on a break. It was sort of mutual but it still hurts. But now I will be able to save more money.

Rory and I might get back together—it’s still up in the air.

Is this like one of those Hollywood divorces where the couple says they still love each other deeply and will remain the closest of friends?

[IroNat]

It's also because some people genuinely enjoy cars. A Ford Escort won't give them a boner.

Don't talk sh*t about my Escort.

[nzmusclemonster]

I do my business meetings over zoom instead of flying to Dubai, India.