Buy a house, drive a Toyota
Real advice is save your money and buy a house.
A car is a money pit. The more you drive it, the more it loses value. Insurance, gas, repairs, taxes, all of it.
So if you need a car, stop trying to flex. Just get a Toyota. It does the job, holds up, and doesn’t turn every year into a new repair arc.
A house is the opposite. You live in it and it can still go up in value. Even if it doesn’t, at least you’re paying for something that stays yours.
Drive something boring that works. Put the extra cash into a home.
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