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> As a result, most of the subs I follow are littered with the same questions over and over. I answer questions in r/personalfinance's "new" area, and the spli
by Domenic_S 7y ago
> As a result, most of the subs I follow are littered with the same questions over and over.
I answer questions in r/personalfinance's "new" area, and the split is something like:
"I am upside down on my car loan/loan is too expensive/want to get out of my current car" - 40%
"How do I do I make [some crazy ROI]? I have [$small amount] to invest" - 20%
"I have no money and need to pay my bills" - 20%
"Can I afford to buy this house?" - 10%
Novel questions - 10%
So many car questions come up I'm tempted to write an ebook on it and sell it for $1 - I sold cars in college and have a lot of info on how the sausage is made.
- bobloblaw45 7y agoI noticed a good amount of of young people humble-bragging too. Like "I just got out of college and I make 6 figures, should I eat lentils or splurge and get Sizzler?" To be fair I haven't seen much recently they seemed to be more common in the past.
- InitialLastName 7y ago> To be fair I haven't seen much recently they seemed to be more common in the past. I wonder if that's usable as an indicator?
- nkassis 7y agoI'd probably read something like that. I hate buying cars. I know I'll get scammed somehow and pay more than I should.
- outworlder 7y ago> So many car questions come up I'm tempted to write an ebook on it and sell it for $1 - I sold cars in college and have a lot of info on how the sausage is made. You should, but charge the full price, if you genuinely have useful information. The perceived value of an item changes according to the price you charge. Given that cars are multi-thousand dollar expense, investing a tiny fraction to get better information is a good return of investment.
- lonelappde 7y agor/AskCarSales is already popular