Expenses

Why would you buy a $250,000 house or a $40,000 car? Screw that. My car was $8,000 so I only pay about $400 a month for a payment and insurance. Coming up very soon, I plan on getting a $400 - $600 a month apartment. That's pretty affordable on my salaray. You just have to look in the right places. Don't settle for something until you've looked everywhere.

Why would you buy a $250,000 house or a $40,000 car? Screw that. My car was $8,000 so I only pay about $400 a month for a payment and insurance. Coming up very soon, I plan on getting a $400 - $600 a month apartment. That's pretty affordable on my salaray. You just have to look in the right places. Don't settle for something until you've looked everywhere.

Why? Because when you're a 25 year old professional, driving around in an $8,000 junker doesn't cut it, and renting an apartment is wasting your money because you don't get anything in return for your investment.

Do you seriously plan on renting an apartment and driving around in a Honda Civic for the rest of your life? I don't.

I'm driving around in an Infiniti G35 Coupe, decked out with options, and living in a 3 floor townhouse. You'll understand when you get older.

*Blows up*

I'm driving around in an Infiniti G35 Coupe, decked out with options, and living in a 3 floor townhouse. You'll understand when you get older.

Why don't we go out sometime big boy.

Why? Because when you're a 25 year old professional, driving around in an $8,000 junker doesn't cut it, and renting an apartment is wasting your money because you don't get anything in return for your investment. Do you seriously plan on renting an apartment and driving around in a Honda Civic for the rest of your life? I don't. I'm driving around in an Infiniti G35 Coupe, decked out with options, and living in a 3 floor townhouse. You'll understand when you get older.

Of course I don't plan on living in an apartment the rest of my life. I'm only 19 and my $8,000 '02 Cavalier LS does me just fine. It's great on gas and it looks sleek and sexy.

By the time I hit 25, I should have a college degree and who knows, I could be married by then so I obviously won't be living in an apartment.

For being 19, I think owning my own car and renting out my own apartment is doin pretty damn good.

I'm pretty much in the same boat as you, except I'm living with Nikki, we've both got really nice jobs, we're both going to be in college soon, we live really nice, we've got more money than we can spend, life is great.

So shed some more financial wisdom on us ditus

What job/position/salary did you start with?