Advising People on Major Purchases

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  • @evalindell2757
    @evalindell2757 Рік тому +4

    I have a big garden and saying for a big greenhouse/orangery, heated through our harsh winters. Have about 20 000 but need at least 50 000 for it to be my dream one! Brilliant show you have! I love and follow it, watching every episode! ❤️

  • @ashleymcdaniel6188
    @ashleymcdaniel6188 Рік тому +9

    Totally agree :) I drive 2004 Nissan maxima 19 year old but we bout it 2 years ago for 3500 dollars and 80,000 miles and fully loaded 1 owner and it’s my baby! Drives wonderful and is in nice shape! Hubby also drives a 2000 Chevy truck and it’s again drives great and it’s like 23 yrs old! Old cars came be safe and reliable :) I don’t get people who think only new cars are safe… we grew up in those old cars and we were all fine… we’re here lol

  • @imWillJ
    @imWillJ Рік тому +16

    When making a big purchase ask yourself if it's a one time payment and will you be using it for more than 10 years, if the answer is yes then usually those purchases are good purchases.

    • @Tashas_Travels
      @Tashas_Travels Рік тому +1

      I literally did this when buying my washing machine. It took me 1 month to make the decision to purchase it. It has a 4 year warranty but it is an investment because I'll use it for many years to come or until it dies and needs to be repaired and i am already saving up cash for repairs that I'll keep separating as a just incase account for all my appliances so that if ever a problem arises i can fix it or replace it without ever having stress or using money not intended for it.

  • @sharonaziz8160
    @sharonaziz8160 Рік тому +2

    Bedroom for guest. Early in home ownership, I rented a bedroom set for a week for guest coming. I have family members who have borrowed from other family members or friends for the week. No need to buy until you have the cash.

  • @roweenajaneecallow2916
    @roweenajaneecallow2916 Рік тому +4

    A custom pink grand piano seems crazy to me but there are things I want to save up for in the future that seem crazy to other people and I really appreciate hearing what other people are saving for.

    • @Gadgettime
      @Gadgettime Рік тому

      steinway pianos can actually be an investment as they appreciate in price, but not sure about pink

  • @LorettaNance
    @LorettaNance Рік тому +3

    Used sinking funds to buy new tires for my 8 year old car. Rides like new!

  • @trebmaster
    @trebmaster Рік тому +3

    Saving for a brand new furnace, a dental appliance to fix my teeth and sleep apnea problems, a surgery for my spouse, fixing a leak in my basement and a sinking garage floor, used car, and hopefully having a kid, and having baby step 3 completed.

  • @mariacorretge6615
    @mariacorretge6615 Рік тому +5

    Saving for children's university, for a car and trying to pay mortgage earlier.

  • @donnabradshaw4517
    @donnabradshaw4517 Рік тому +3

    Love your shirt!

  • @Clementine202
    @Clementine202 Рік тому +2

    Where do we input submissions?! Someone give me some ideas. My husband and I will be selling our house in mid-2024. Our driveway is cracked beyond repair.. literally.. and the front porch is crumbling apart. I’m afraid it would make our house much harder to sell, but it’s also a very long driveway (at least 100 ft). I’m not sure we could even save enough in time for the summer when we’d need it replaced. But this house sat on the market for a year before we bought it, not sure why, and I do not want that happening to us this time!
    Context: no debt besides mortgage and a 5 month emergency fund saved (boosting it to 6)

  • @dnorris4733
    @dnorris4733 Рік тому +3

    So my car is 21 years old and I'm saving up for a newer car. It has 157,000 miles on it and still runs great, Oldsmobile Alero. I don't want a new car, but a gently used newer car. My friends think I'm nuts not trading up. As long as its running well, I'm keeping it. My concern though - is how much do I need to save to buy a decent used car. Im 67 next car will be my last car.

    • @hummerguy
      @hummerguy 10 місяців тому

      Depends on what you want, a good cheap car to go for is a the grand marquis, I seen a lot of them in great condition with well under 100k miles going for 5-10k

  • @rbraxton00
    @rbraxton00 Рік тому +7

    I am saving for a new car, my car is just about 200k miles. It’s a 2008. Lol 😂 I got it in 2011, and it’s great. I will drive it until I save up for a new car. 😂

  • @evalina98000
    @evalina98000 Рік тому

    $20k real estate class 😯 Online RE school top prices 4 my state: Prelicensing $685, Broker Prelicensing $839, Continued Education $325, Exam Prep $136🤦🏽‍♀️not even $1k. 🙄 I agree, a scam 👎🏾

  • @catherinewetzel417
    @catherinewetzel417 Рік тому +1

    Love the piano idea!!!

  • @dawnt5587
    @dawnt5587 Рік тому +4

    We are saving for nothing. If we want something, we buy it. Don’t come at me for this. We are retired with currently 5 yrs of our income in non retirement savings. We just save.

    • @jacqjacq5920
      @jacqjacq5920 Рік тому +1

      Interesting... no goals, no "why"...😮 not mad at you tho

    • @dawnt5587
      @dawnt5587 Рік тому

      @@jacqjacq5920 We have the money to buy what we want. There isn’t anything we want. We save a huge portion of our incomes. There will be a day we want something and we will have the money to buy it. We are in our late 50’s and we don’t want things the way we did when we were younger.

    • @jacqjacq5920
      @jacqjacq5920 Рік тому +2

      @@dawnt5587 The music group For King and Country has a line in their new song 🎵 What are we waiting for? What are we saving for? ... that really made me think of the purpose for saving.. Good on you that you can be there tho. Congrats on Baby Step 7!

  • @sylvianavarro8035
    @sylvianavarro8035 Рік тому +2

    If you're in baby step 3 and don't have a 3-6 month emergency fund can you still save for a big purchase? My car is 10 years old and it will probably take a few years to save $35k-$40k to buy a new one in cash

    • @emoney1231
      @emoney1231 Рік тому +2

      Why not just get the emergency fund knocked out first and then save up for the car? And going from a 10 year old car to a $35-40k car is a huge jump, so you could "baby step" into a $20-25k car first if needed.

    • @lmor7110
      @lmor7110 Рік тому +1

      Try to find a used $10K vehicle with low mileage

  • @PenniP
    @PenniP Рік тому

    Saving to buy a handbag to “fit in”. Where will it stop, car, house, neighborhood etc.? Trying to keep up with the Jones’ can be a vicious cycle. Buy a great handbag USED, because you LOVE IT, not to fit in.

    • @blackbutterfly233ify
      @blackbutterfly233ify Рік тому

      If I took care of my four walls, have money saved and bills are paid, I am capable of buying a NEW bag

  • @janisegott5185
    @janisegott5185 Рік тому

    I agree with most of these but as far as the Steinway go I think the most important question, which wasn't asked or considered, is can they play piano?
    If they can't and plan to learn on a custom $100k+ piano then that's a bit more ridiculous IMO.

  • @ree9566
    @ree9566 Рік тому +1

    I'm an online business manager so my savings goal is to for an iPhone and a Macbook. I'll be using them strictly for work so I can improve my output and qualit6 of work for my clients. If I didn't have the biz, those would be ridiculous purchases for me 😅 HAVE YOU SEEN THE PRICES?
    I have a 9-5 that I'm using to help get me out of debt but it's going so slow so I used some of the savings to put some of the fire out but hopefully I can get back to the figure I had for savings by December.
    If the piano isn't going to put her in debt, maybe it will bring her some joy and she can use it to teach others how to play 😊

  • @agustinchristobal7187
    @agustinchristobal7187 Рік тому

    I'm saving money to buy fourniture for a cabin I just finished in mazamitla jalisco mexico , i want to put it in airbnb , Theres a lot of tourist visiting Mazamitla jalisco right now , I’ll probably make around 122k a year with this cabin.

  • @rebeccaross1715
    @rebeccaross1715 Рік тому +1

    Or, just buy a normal piano and have someone vinyl wrap it (or spray paint it!)!

    • @katyedwards3935
      @katyedwards3935 Рік тому

      I agree cuz fancy schmancy things are for people with a net worth of $1,000,000 or more

  • @anya8221
    @anya8221 Рік тому

    20k for any course is a scam.

  • @username9999
    @username9999 Рік тому

    The first one was weird, hearing Rachel say OP shouldn't save for a car. What if the person was going to save for 3 years and upgrade their 9 year old car? I fail to see how there is anything wrong with that. I'm starting to save to upgrade my 20 year old car, even though I probably wont get a newer car for another 3 years.
    Do y'all think Rachel's car is older than 6 years old?

    • @chrisk4053
      @chrisk4053 Рік тому

      I have been saving for a new car and it will take a few years but it would be hard to save enough quickly if I wait till last minute. I have 2012 Honda crv. 160 k miles. Fabulous car. But still want to be prepared ahead of time !!!!

    • @chrisk4053
      @chrisk4053 Рік тому

      Wouldn’t saving money in mutual funds be bad- do you get penalized if you take money out before retirement??😊

  • @sparklingpersonality87
    @sparklingpersonality87 Рік тому

    The thing that I find bizarre about the Ramsey family is their treatment of parents like they are just friends or distant relatives. My Catholic faith has taught me to care for my parents. Obligation is not the same word as burden. These are people who brought us into this world.

    • @blackbutterfly233ify
      @blackbutterfly233ify Рік тому +1

      You dont put your extended family above your own family

    • @janisegott5185
      @janisegott5185 Рік тому

      You don't owe someone for bringing you into the world nor do you have any obligation to them. If you choose to care for them that's fine and many who are able will want to take care of good parents in some form.

    • @sparklingpersonality87
      @sparklingpersonality87 Рік тому

      @@blackbutterfly233ify surely this is a personal ethics question, but how would someone feel if their children referred to them as “extended family”?

    • @blackbutterfly233ify
      @blackbutterfly233ify Рік тому

      @@sparklingpersonality87 but they are extended family. When you get married or in a relationship, your spouse or partner and kids are your top and only priority. Everyone else comes after your family. You take of yourself first then extend money to family.

  • @katyedwards3935
    @katyedwards3935 Рік тому

    I love her videos and the ones the others do, but not her dad's. His are meh.

  • @listerinr
    @listerinr Рік тому

    These Rachel videos are getting so hard to watch. Are these videos made for kindergartners??

    • @katyedwards3935
      @katyedwards3935 Рік тому

      Why do you say that? She's tryna help people in the area of personal finance like her dad does.

    • @listerinr
      @listerinr Рік тому +4

      @@katyedwards3935 her videos are way too basic.

    • @katyedwards3935
      @katyedwards3935 Рік тому +1

      @@listerinr Agree to disagree.

    • @mheninger99
      @mheninger99 Рік тому +1

      People need to hear this stuff, "kindergarten" level might keep the interest level up! I personally don't think its kindergarten level.

    • @katyedwards3935
      @katyedwards3935 Рік тому

      @@mheninger99 Me neither.