
Most people see a new car as a milestone. For Dave Ramsey, it's a money pit that can swallow an entire fortune. And he's not speaking as someone who never made mistakes. In an Instagram post from 2023, the financial coach reminded his followers how easy it is to lose decades of wealth one car payment at a time.
"If you insist on driving new cars with payments your whole life, you will literally blow a life's fortune on them," Ramsey wrote. "If you are willing to sacrifice for a while, you can have your life's fortune and drive quality cars."