How Much Car Can You Really Afford? (By Salary)

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

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How Much Car Can You Afford?

In this video we go over the car buying rules that can help you understand how much car you can afford.

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Current State of Industry
1:15 - Rule 1: The 35% Rule
2:07 - More Conservative "25%" Rule
3:02 - The 20/4/10 Rule
4:34 - The "4" Years
6:13 - The 10% Rule
7:52 - Buy or Lease?
9:35 - Opportunity Cost
10:15 - Car Saving Tip 1
10:47 - Car Saving Tip 2
11:00 - Car Saving Tip 3
11:36 - Lifestyle Creep

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