When I was younger, I thought having a car meant having to spend less on commutes and public transportation.

It seemed like the most ideal “investment” to be able to save on getting from point A to point B while staying comfortable.

Now that I have owned cars, I got to experience how:

• Monthly amortization costs are annoying
• Car maintenance costs are insanely high
• The additional car services (e.g. car washes) you have to incur add up
• The rising prices of gasoline is just too much

Now, I realized how really expensive it is to own cars.

All for the sake of convenience, security and comfort, I pretty much had to trade the expensive cost of owning one.

It is still worth it though… so far.

Just expensive.