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When I was 24, I had saved up enough to buy any new Lexus on the lot in cash. The salesman wouldn't give me the time of day, and looked annoyed that I was checking out the vehicles.
I've been able to "afford" a new car ever since, but never have been tempted to purchase new... except now with the stackable EV incentives. A new "low range" (150 miles) Leaf after all incentives are played correctly might be somewhere around $14k.
Never had an interest for people to admire me for what I own, because I don't have any identity in things. My identity is in ideas, character, and capabilities; intangible things that can't easily be taken away.
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