I Want To Buy a $90,000 Car to Impress My Grandma?

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🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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0:00.0	Brought to you by the Every Dollar app. Start budgeting for free today.
0:06.0	My grandmother is going to visit me in July. Now, I love her very much. This is more of a love question. I know it's not one of the most smart decisions to make.
0:17.0	I drive a really nice car right now. I drive a 2022 Nissan Pathfinder. I paid all
0:22.7	cash for it. Good. And now when she's coming, I want to get an even better car just because I
0:29.5	would love the spoiler with an even better car. Is it wise for me to sell this for, I'm going to
0:37.3	probably be able to sell this for 35 and buy
0:40.2	around a $90,000 car?
0:44.0	For your grandmother?
0:46.1	I'm so confused.
0:48.3	For her to keep?
0:50.7	Yeah, well, yeah, no, no, not for her to keep, for me to keep, but but just it's just i'm making an impulsive decision
0:56.4	because she's coming and i really want her to see how well i'm doing for myself so you want to
1:03.0	make a six-figure impulsive decision to impress somebody who's there temporarily so that they
1:08.5	think you're doing better than you are?
1:15.8	No, I am doing. I can easily, I, I could, I could pay full cash for that car.
1:19.8	That wasn't the question. The motivations, what we're asking about.
1:25.2	Oh, it is. And it's your grandmother. Yeah, basically. Does she actually care?
1:28.5	All people in the world, nannas love their grandchildren. I was like, there's,
1:29.5	I'm feeling she would appreciate having like massage seats and, you know, and just like,
1:37.0	are we living in this car for five months?
1:40.3	Is this, are you being in for real?
1:41.5	No, no, no.
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