12/11/2023
"BUMILI KA NA KASI NG SASAKYAN, kaya mo naman eh."
Ilang beses na ako nasabihan nyan. 😅
Ikaw ba, have you ever thought of buying an item just because you can afford it?
Sa totoo lang kaya ko naman talaga. Hindi sa nagmama-yabang pero diba makaka kita ka nga ng 0% downpayment na car sa mga mall. Crazy!
Ilang beses na din ako na-tempt lalo na nung time na sa team namin ako lang walang sariling car kahit na ilang years na ako nagwo-work nun.
Yet when I think about it, practical ba talaga for me and more importantly, gusto ko ba talaga ng sasakyan?
If ever, my reasons for getting a car is convenience and so that I have something to take me from point A to B.
I want convenience and I love to travel but my place
.. is just 3-min walk from the grocery, gym & malls.. 5-min ride to the provincial bus stations and airport buses.. 15-min ride to my workplace
At isa pa, walang parking space! So it means, I have to transfer to a new place na may parking. 😅
In my mind, kahit na wala akong sariling sasakyan, my place of residence makes everything convenient. Also, the additional costs of owning a car is something na hindi ko pa priority.
👉 Don't get me wrong. It's not about owning a car vs. not. It's about asking yourself if you want/need it VS. na-pressure ka nanaman sa norms ng society.
In fact, I'd even advise some of my clients to get one kung nakikita namin yung need. My father got an owner jeep in his late twenties and it served our family for 20+ years.
Kung gusto mo ng sasakyan para pang-porma or dahil ayaw mo mag-commute, go ahead! Siguraduhin mo lang na malinaw sayo yung reasons mo for getting one AND you're prepared for the responsibilities that comes with it. Applicable di lang sa sasakyan but for buying any big-ticket item.
So kelan ako bibili? I don't know! Eventually siguro but certainly not now.
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