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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • When borrowing rates are lower than investment returns borrowing just makes good financial sense.

    I could pay off my home loan today, but at 2.5% interest why, when I can keep that money and leave it in a safe high return investment? I’d be losing 10s of thousands a year in returns for my retirement to save a few thousand in mortgage interest.

    Same thing with cars.

    Then again, I don’t even buy new cars. I just get a dependable used Japanese car and drive it until it dies at 300k miles.



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    Have you ever towed anything? Towing a trailer of that size and weight with a car like that, even if legal, is sketchy as fuck. Especially on hills or mountains. Where I am from its legal to take that picture, it’s not legal to get on the road. For good reason. A capable truck is much safer for that purpose, for everyone.


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    I live in a blue collar neighborhood. Big trucks owned by tradesmen/women everywhere. They absolutely use them frequently for what they’re capable of. Some of them have a second cars for groceries etc. but I’m glad there are not two cars for every truck because parking would be a bitch, and wouldn’t save much gas. If they were to rent for the “rare trip,” it would be the grocery store. No one is gonna rent for a grocery store trip when they can just happily drive their truck. The store is closer than the rental agency.




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    I can put my tools in the back of my truck cabin. And have the entire bed ready for materials.

    I’d also never want to go over 40 mph or get on a suburban freeway in a Kei truck. You will die instantly in an accident otherwise. Their are zero safety features. And they’re not comfortable for any trip with any distance.

    Kei truck is for people who work for the metropolitan city and never leave, or a university, or a golf course. Not a private contractor.