<story><title>The Psychology of Money</title><url>http://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/the-psychology-of-money/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>AnIdiotOnTheNet</author><text>&amp;gt; When I see an expensive car the only thing I can think is &amp;quot;wow, what a good way to blow money on useless shit&amp;quot;.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m not alone in this then. I find it incredibly odd how much money people seem willing to sink into cars. Why would anyone take out a loan to purchase an asset that will depreciate rapidly and provides practically no extra value? Why do people buy pickup trucks when they don&amp;#x27;t need to haul things around all the time (and in fact would probably balk at the idea because it would damage the bed)? People are weird, man.</text></item><item><author>zaarn</author><text>When I see an expensive car the only thing I can think is &amp;quot;wow, what a good way to blow money on useless shit&amp;quot;.&lt;p&gt;The best car I ever had cost 5000€, used it for almost 100Mm until I switched to public transport and ended up selling it.&lt;p&gt;Why would I pay 60k on a car if I can get to where I want just as fast with 5k? (my only requirement is &amp;quot;have radio, have A&amp;#x2F;C, pass inspection for the next 10 years&amp;quot;)</text></item><item><author>ogennadi</author><text>&amp;gt; 3. Rich man in the car paradox.&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; When you see someone driving a nice car, you rarely think, “Wow, the guy driving that car is cool.” Instead, you think, “Wow, if I had that car people would think I’m cool.” Subconscious or not, this is how people think.&lt;p&gt;Just realized that that is how I think... :facepalm:</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>dsfyu404ed</author><text>&amp;gt;Why do people buy pickup trucks when they don&amp;#x27;t need to haul things around all the time&lt;p&gt;Why do cars have a second row of seats and two doors that rarely get used?  Your average Audi doesn&amp;#x27;t exactly get used to it&amp;#x27;s potential every day either.&lt;p&gt;Ignoring luxury and performance vehicles, vans, trucks and cars are all just four wheel vehicles optimized for different types and quantities of cargo.&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt;(and in fact would probably balk at the idea because it would damage the bed)?&lt;p&gt;Cars have cup-holders yet some people refuse to eat&amp;#x2F;drink in their cars.&lt;p&gt;At some point the line between needs and wants becomes blurry.   When I see someone in a nice car I think &amp;quot;good for them, I hope they enjoy having nice things&amp;quot;</text></comment>
<story><title>The Psychology of Money</title><url>http://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/the-psychology-of-money/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>AnIdiotOnTheNet</author><text>&amp;gt; When I see an expensive car the only thing I can think is &amp;quot;wow, what a good way to blow money on useless shit&amp;quot;.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m not alone in this then. I find it incredibly odd how much money people seem willing to sink into cars. Why would anyone take out a loan to purchase an asset that will depreciate rapidly and provides practically no extra value? Why do people buy pickup trucks when they don&amp;#x27;t need to haul things around all the time (and in fact would probably balk at the idea because it would damage the bed)? People are weird, man.</text></item><item><author>zaarn</author><text>When I see an expensive car the only thing I can think is &amp;quot;wow, what a good way to blow money on useless shit&amp;quot;.&lt;p&gt;The best car I ever had cost 5000€, used it for almost 100Mm until I switched to public transport and ended up selling it.&lt;p&gt;Why would I pay 60k on a car if I can get to where I want just as fast with 5k? (my only requirement is &amp;quot;have radio, have A&amp;#x2F;C, pass inspection for the next 10 years&amp;quot;)</text></item><item><author>ogennadi</author><text>&amp;gt; 3. Rich man in the car paradox.&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; When you see someone driving a nice car, you rarely think, “Wow, the guy driving that car is cool.” Instead, you think, “Wow, if I had that car people would think I’m cool.” Subconscious or not, this is how people think.&lt;p&gt;Just realized that that is how I think... :facepalm:</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>st26</author><text>I have since sold my pickup, but it was durable &amp;amp; reliable as hell &amp;amp; easy to work on, and it really was great when I occasionally wanted to tow something large or move something heavy &amp;amp; dirty, most often dirt &amp;amp; mulch. It&amp;#x27;s the challenge of, I do certain things occasionally but not often. New plan is to rent a trailer, we&amp;#x27;ll see how it goes.&lt;p&gt;Many of the benefits of a good pickup are really the benefits of a ladder frame chassis, but few non-pickups are made on a ladder frame now. 4-Runner, Xterra, it&amp;#x27;s a short list.</text></comment>