Buying something which you cannot aford.

**wezz_zzew** · July 27th, 2013 11:57 AM

Karamihan sa mga call center agent na kakilala ko, after nila maka one year sa work, nagbibilihan ng mga bagay na akala nila ay kaya nila. One example is buying a car (mirage). At first tuwang tuwa siya dahil de kotse na siya, however, after a number of months, nalaman ko na lang na patong patong na pala ang problema niya sa pera. Hindi nya inexpect yung mga additional expenses sa pagkakaroon ng ganung "privilege" like gas, maintenance, parking, accessories. Ganito ba kayo?

**jhnkvn** · July 27th, 2013 12:04 PM

Never. I always spend within my means. For me, this means 20% of net income.

I also do not have a regular credit card (I cancelled all of them) so I'm pretty much living on cash right now. Well.... aside from my credit-card-linked-Paypal that is

**xninjax** · July 27th, 2013 12:10 PM

hehe.., maraming ganyan dito.

Financial literacy is low in PH.

**uls** · July 27th, 2013 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by wezz_zzew

Karamihan sa mga call center agent na kakilala ko, after nila maka one year sa work, nagbibilihan ng mga bagay na akala nila ay kaya nila. One example is buying a car (mirage). At first tuwang tuwa siya dahil de kotse na siya, however, after a number of months, nalaman ko na lang na patong patong na pala ang problema niya sa pera. Hindi nya inexpect yung mga additional expenses sa pagkakaroon ng ganung "privilege" like gas, maintenance, parking, accessories. Ganito ba kayo?

when they were making the decision to buy new car inisip lang nila kung kaya nila ang monthly payments

di nila inisip yung additional costs of having a car PLUS the lifestyle that comes with having a car

aside from gas, maintenance, parking etc pag may car ka na mas gaganahan ka pumunta kung saan saan... gimik, food trip, road trip... syempre lahat ng lakad na yan may gastos

gusto nila umangat ang standard of living nila (sino ayaw?) pero masyado nagmadali di naman kaya ng income

**CVT** · July 27th, 2013 12:23 PM

Number one ang mga taga US diyan.... Utang to the max..... worse, vicious cycle na......

**uls** · July 27th, 2013 12:26 PM

nagiging Kano na ang mga Pinoy

lifestyle financed by debt

on the surface they look successful -- new carS, big house, tons of stuff

ang di mo nakikita yung stress pag dating ng bills

**wezz_zzew** · July 27th, 2013 12:30 PM

The first week na nahawakan ko auto ko, gala to the max ako. Lucky me, sagot naman lahat ni erpat. Pero nung nagwork na ako at nahiya na humingi ng anda, dun ko naranasan ung magtipid ng sobra para lang may pang gasolina. Tama ka na ang iniisip lang nung mga first time owner ng car is ung monthly payments. Di nila naiisip ung miscellaneous expenses na kung iccompute mo, mas malaki pa sa amortization.

**ClaNker** · July 27th, 2013 12:33 PM

Wala sa ugali ko ang bumili ng di ko kaya.

**foresterx** · July 27th, 2013 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by CVT

Number one ang mga taga US diyan.... Utang to the max..... worse, vicious cycle na......

Originally Posted by uls

nagiging Kano na ang mga Pinoy

lifestyle financed by debt

on the surface they look successful -- new carS, big house, tons of stuff

ang di mo nakikita yung stress pag dating ng bills

really? have you lived in the states long enough to know that this is true? i practically grew up there and know how big of a lie that is. parang yung mga nag sasabi na ang mga amerikano ang hilig mga exotic.:bwahaha: we call this stereotyping.

people in the states use creditcards/debitcards a lot because transactions are a lot easier and faster using cards. kahit ako pag nasa states card gamit ko, i barely bring cash over $100. kasi pag card swipe and sign ka lang tapos na faster than getting cash in your wallet and waiting for your change. di katulad sa pinas pag card gamit mo medyo mabagal transaction. plus meron pa mga app for smartphones for restaurants/grocery store/fast food chains, where you can pay using your phone na para di mo na kelangan pumirma or labas wallet mo, yung ibang mga restaurant pa pwede ka na agad umorder sa phone mo. on gas stations don na mismo sa pump swipe mo na agad card mo no need to sign anything tapos agad, unlike sa atin dadalin pa sa cashier antay ka pa ng konti. that's the reason why they use cards a lot because of the hassle free transaction.

BTT: no i always make sure that the things i buy i can actually afford. but i use my credit card a lot because i can control my spending more compared when i'm using cash. siguro kasi makikita ni misis pag card kaya mas controlled unlike pag cash walang huli.:bwahaha:

**Parkuu** · July 27th, 2013 12:50 PM

I switched back to public transportation dahil masyadong mahal ang parking, gas, at toll kapag gamit sa work during weekdays. Mas tipid na, nakaka pahinga or idlip pa habang nasa bus. Ingat nga lang sa mandurukot.

Back to the topic. Credit card is evil. It is best to buy something if you have cash on hand para hindi sira ang monthly budgeting.

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