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I'm renting a Camry for $400 a week .im also a college student I only do uber on the weekends I have to work like 14 hours a day from Friday to Sunday just to make $800 n $400 goes to the rental.i want to get a new car so I don't need to pay $400 a week.
 

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I'm renting a Camry for $400 a week .im also a college student I only do uber on the weekends I have to work like 14 hours a day from Friday to Sunday just to make $800 n $400 goes to the rental.i want to get a new car so I don't need to pay $400 a week.
$400 a week is insane after you factor in fuel and food, car wash etc...

Why not just get a weekend job that isn't costing you $450+ to work.

$1600 per month before expenses is unreal.

I'm not knocking your hustle, but as a college student you should also see how insane the numbers you just laid out are.
 

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So you're making $400 after 42 hours of work and that doesn't factor in fuel? And now you want to invest even more in a car/licensing/insurance?

Maybe try another less expensive part time job. Seems like your wasting your time and resources on this one.
Even more? The guy is paying $1600 a month for a retntal, buying a car himself will be a major savings. If he financed a vehicle, his vehicle cost would drop down to $200 a month.

For $1500 a month in NYC, you can get on board with Cadillacs system and get a brand new Escallade.
 

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Even more? The guy is paying $1600 a month for a retntal, buying a car himself will be a major savings. If he financed a vehicle, his vehicle cost would drop down to $200 a month.
It's not just the cost of the car in NYC as the only expense. He's got to register the car as a TLC vehicle and pay all licensing costs that come along with that. He's got to pay for commercial insurance that's going to run him about $5000+ per year. Pay repairs and maintenance that he normally wouldn't have to with a rental. Maybe it will cost him less in the long run, but for a part time job, he'll be paying a lot more up front.

The reality is he shouldn't be doing either unless he was doing this full time - rent or buy. Neither are sound financial decisions.
 
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