Weekend Car Buying Roundup May 25, 2024 Consumer Reports is a trusted resource among car buyers, having provided thorough and comprehensive car reviews for decades. In contrast to many automotive publications, Consumer Reports tends to focus on the average driver rather than the enthusiast. The outlet considers many factors that other reviewers don’t… Read more…

did you regret buying a camera? i’m looking to start photography as a hobby, i take pictures of wildlife and landscapes, etc. on my phone already but i’m considering buying a real camera. the only problem is that cameras are certainly not cheap and i’m worried that if i buy one i might regret it. what are your opinions? and did anyone have any regrets about getting their first…

Buying a house in a couple of months. Need to get credit score up asap My credit score is currently 570. I’m moving in a few months and I need to bring my score up to at least 620 because apparently that’s a requirement? I’d like to get it even higher than that but I don’t know what all I can do. I have 2 credit cards atm which I pay on time every month. My credit usually just fluctuates between 570-580. I owe on a…

Need help buying an older camcorder, does anyone have any suggestions? I’ve been wanting to get into making vintage looking car videos something with quality from the early 2000s. I do however want some kind of sd card or plug in where I can upload it digitally. What’s my best bet for a price under or around $200? Mischief television style if that gives some idea. Any help is appreciated submitted by /u/tha…

My ex will be buying me out of our house. What should I do with the payment? My ex will be buying me out of our house. He doesn’t want to sell, so he will be paying me $115,000. I have $30,000 currently saved in a high yield savings account (4.35% APY). Should I just put the 115k in there as well and just leave it? Here’s what I don’t have: A retirement plan, A house, Knowledge on investing I’m 31, self employed, and mak…

What are the advantages of buying a home in cash verses taking out a mortgage? I am steadily growing my savings while living at home and am hopeful that I will have enough to purchase a home in cash in a few years. However, I have no experience in investing and don’t understand the advantages of purchasing a home in cash verses taking out a mortgage? What would you do if you had cash in hand? Edit: I would be paying off my…

Who is responsible for VAT when buying software from outside EU? I’m a consumer located in Finland, EU. I bought a software subscription from US company via Stripe. However, I could not find any information regarding VAT on invoice I received, so I don’t know if they will actually be paying it or not. My question is, is it my responsibility or theirs to declare and pay VAT to my local authorities in this case…

Toyota’s First Fun Camry, An Actually Cool Malibu And The Only Tucker Convertible Ever In This Week’s Car Buying Roundup The Toyota Camry has always been a lot of good things — reliable, efficient, comfortable — but it’s never exactly been thrilling to drive. That has changed with the introduction of the ninth-generation Camry. For 2025, Toyota’s trusty midsize sedan has been pared down to just one powertrain option, a 2.5-liter… Read more…

Buying a used lens – Is this dust something to worry about? Thinking about buying a used lens online, they report some dust on the lens – is this enough to worry about? submitted by /u/Albuca

Ian Ousley Embarrassed His Dodge Loving Dad By Buying A Fiat Read more…

Buying my first car and moving out all in the next couple of months, advice needed! Hello, long story but I’m 27 and moving out for the first time. I have gone from having a couple hundred in savings to about $1700 from my job I got about a month ago. After taxes and whatnot I make about $1680 a month. I also pet sit on the side, which I anticipate about an extra $100-150 a month from that. I have a good credit score and have b…

How best to utilize left over savings after buying first home? To keep a long story short, I had been saving for many years to buy a home on the west coast, but after the post-covid boom in the prices of everything including houses, my fiancée and I decided to try somewhere new back east with good job opportunities, but also modest single family starter homes at a third of the price. One of the extra nice p…

Buying a car tomorrow I’m getting 1.9% for 48 months. I was planning on doing $15-$20k down, but should I put excess into a CD @ ~5% instead? What would my best move be here?? Edit to add: buying a 24 outback wilderness with all extras @ $39,900 which is way below any of the other 5 dealerships I was working with. None of the other dealerships were interested in talk…

Used Car Buying Horror Stories, As Told By Jalopnik Readers Sometimes I wonder if the car-buying process is ever good, easy, or enjoyable. Sometimes I wonder if there are specific caveats that dictate used car buying must be especially terrible. This week, I asked the fine readers of Jalopnik dot com about their horrible used-car buying experiences, and you all delivered. From… Read more…

Buying cash only then getting a mortgage after? Cash only offers can save 12%. I could probably free up the liquidity via margin loans for a few weeks, or simply selling stock. would it make sense to do this than “refinance” – not sure what it’s called in this case – after the fact? Seems like it makes sense if you can make it work. What pitfalls am I missing? submitted by /u/Factory…

Buying in Canada or USA? Hi I’m from Ontario, Canada and am flying to Pennsylvania soon and was wondering is it cheaper to get a Sony A7iii or Canon R7 in the states or just to buy here? Thank you. submitted by /u/powderedknees29

Taylor Swift Sells a Rainbow of Vinyl Albums. Fans Keep Buying Them. Artists across pop genres are finding success with colored vinyl and different variants of their releases. For Swifties, the urge to collect them all is strong.

What’s Your Worst Used Car Buying Experience? If you are a human being on planet Earth who hails from modest means, there’s a good chance you’ve either purchased or considered purchasing a used vehicle. Not all used vehicle purchases are created equally, though. In fact, some are downright miserable, and I want to know all of your horror stories. Lay ‘em on me. Read more…

Buying “Share Awards” in my company Been offered the opportunity to buy 5k worth of shares which upon hitting the “exit valuation” are estimated to be 245k worth (49x multiple) but if I leave the company I pretty much forfeit those shares I bought since there is no secondary market. Obviously all estimations are given as an illustrative example with no certainty. This is an establ…

Buying a home down payment options I own a home that is worth $200k-230k and my mortgage is around $140k. We are low on space and family planning, so I was looking into homes less than $300k that are larger. They are out there so now we are talking about it as an option, and will probably begin talking to mortgage companies. Only issue is, my equity is mostly in my home. My husba…