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but most academics arent particularly "book smart" either. they were just too lazy to get a real job, so they stayed in school. they are generally less "book smart" than their peers who actually went out and got a job.
Sounds to me like jealousy rearing its ugly head. Still resent those kids who were smarter than you in school? Still jealous? I hope calling them names (lazy) and denigrating their jobs as not being "real" makes you feel better. But name-calling is not an effective way to overcome the insecurity of feeling "not quite as good as..."
they cant they dont pay for it, they just sign for it. never actually pay them off and then dont do any of the maintenance too expensive. but mission accomplished u saw them in a 60k car, that is what counts. welcome to the society of endless "leveraging".
The deal with my college professor husband is that if he can make his current VW last another five years until the house is paid off, he gets the nice new BMW he's been eyeing for a good long time.
The other day I was at a stop light next to a late model Rolls Royce Phantom.
I love them and it's one of my favorite automobiles but the price boggles the mind.
500,000 dollars as an average price for one is more than many " well to do" peoples custom homes.
but most academics arent particularly "book smart" either. they were just too lazy to get a real job, so they stayed in school. they are generally less "book smart" than their peers who actually went out and got a job.
LOL, I'd trade jobs with some of the academics from my grad school days anyday.... and they were all wicked smart, book or otherwise. Some of those profs took home a comfortable six figure salary from the school, with tenure and the perks of a sponsored chair or other company-backed post to boot, plus another several hundred grand a year consulting to fortune 500s. Not a bad life.
To even drive a $80k+ car, you either have to have really, really good credit (which requires a good salary or income anyways), have a lot of money, or have a rich family or business.
Credit is not in the least bit coupled with salary. I could make $5k a year, and have an impeccable score of 800+. Anyone who buys a car costing $50k+, I would hope they aren't using credit anyway. Anyone spending that much money on a car should be able to afford it outright.
They lease, everyone in Miami has a nice car and the economy here does not support that.
I concur, if your leasing car and renting your house/apartment can present a live style more affluent lifestyle then you really have. They do not have the "good" life, they are renting it.
Almost anyone can lease an expensive car and appear to have money. If one has good credit, it's even possible to lease a newer Ferrari/Bentley for under $2000-$2500 a month; which could be done on $100k income (although that'd be an awful idea).
Almost anyone can lease an expensive car and appear to have money. If one has good credit, it's even possible to lease a newer Ferrari/Bentley for under $2000-$2500 a month; which could be done on $100k income (although that'd be an awful idea).
No way you can lease a Bentley or Ferrari for $2000-2500 a month. No way.
I just tried to see how much it would cost me to lease a 2012 BMW 535i. MSRP is $65K.
Lease cost - 900$/mo.
A Bentley or Ferrari atleast $250K. You're looking at several multiples of the Beemer I was looking at.
My guess is a lease for those cars would be at least $3K.
Just google "how much to lease a ferrari" or other exotic cars. Those numbers don't seem far off.
So how much does it cost to live the dream? Leasing a Lamborghini, depending on your location and the model you choose, starts at about $2,700 per month.
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