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How much do some mega-expensive things cost? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by comfy@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Most people reading this are probably very familiar with buying things between $0-1000 USD (such as everyday food and everyday clothing, perhaps weekly rent). Some of us will have experience buying more expensive items, like a car ($10,000s), or maybe even a house ($100,000s or even $1,000,000s). Some of you might want to object to those numbers I listed, they obviously will vary wildly in different markets, but I want to now ask about much more expensive things.

What is the cost of some items that few-if-any Lemmy users can afford? What can the absurdly rich buy that we can't? How much does it cost them?

You must give a money value with some evidence, no just knee-jerking and saying something vague like "elections" - instead find articles disclosing how much manipulation campaigns cost a political party.

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[–] Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

My first car was $12k USD off the lot.

I just bought a new car after nearly two decades of my first and it was $42k. It's not even anywhere near upper end, it's one of the most basic daily drivers there are.

[–] Melobol@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I believe the best selling chevy right now is a 19k tiny suv. Basically the cheapest thing on the lot.
What I heard is that we are going to have a huge problem with car insurance soon. A fender bender cost 10k, the current premiums are not covering enough of the expenses - so we can expect insurance prices to double soon.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I've never been in a single accident and drive a basic compact sedan I bought new off the lot 10 years ago. I could buy it used today, with current mileage for about the same price I paid new. I've paid about half the initial purchase price in insurance premiums.

Being a good driver sucks, but it's kind of like healthcare where...wait a minute I'm healthy and getting fucked there too. As I age I'm going to street race and try to gain as much weight as I can.