[69 Post Sedan]

Originally Posted by markinnaples

I read just yesterday that the current average new car payment is ~$720/mo., which is astonishing to frugal ol' me. I could never imagine paying that much a month, let alone the ones on the high side that have pushed the average up that high. But, I have friends and acquaintances who have payments for well over $1,000 a month and it almost makes me physically ill to think about having that kind of payment. Today's world is insane to me.

I’ll admit, I’m not the best with my money, but I have a coworker who was paying over $700 a month, a few years ago, to LEASE a 2016 6.2 Silverado. I was floored……I’ve had car payments before, but never that much on one vehicle…….and for a leased on at that!

Kurt