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Budget Planning: Sell luxury car for more cashflow or current cashflow is sufficient?
Hi, I recently graduated and started working for a company.
Currently, the car payment is 36% of my net income (this includes insurance for 5 years, 5 years is the term of loan @ 6.85%)
Currently, I save only 20% of the net income, and I am renting an apartment for 11% of net income
I've been reading a lot about investments I am in the disposition to sell my luxury car (which I realized it was a big mistake, of course this depends on my life's goals ==which now include making money work for me, not me working for money, especially now that I can generate cashflow)
So the question is: I am just 23 years old, and that 20% of "savings" is about $418 per month. I think I still can get started in the world of investments with such low amount of money being generated in a per month basis, but I can certainly generate more cashflow if I sell the luxury car for a modest one and generate, perhaps, $400 more, for a total of $818.
I am asking all this because of my current job security and market conditions, which, in my opinion, are favorable for new investors. What do you think?
3 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
My personal view is that transportation costs should never be allowed to exceed 25% of income to you are well above that number. You will, however, have to look at the cost of trading down whether at a dealer or private seller then purchasing a cheaper car. This will free up more investment money BUT you are going to take a good hit for depreciation and decide if it is worth it.
You are not in trouble as far as cash flow goes so it is really up to you. My preference is for you to take some cash and buy a cheap car. This will save you in not only lack of payments but in insurance. If you invested the current car payment for just two years you could sell the old car and take the proceeds with the saved cash and buy another much better car for cash. That car should last you 4 years and if you saved you can buy most any average priced new car for cash.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
The answer could vary by person.It is alway a good idea to hear the suggestion from different sides and try to choose the best one.Here http://www.carinsurancefree.info/free-car-insuranc... is a good one i recommend.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
keep it. u r too young to not enjoy life.