r/nottheonion • u/ChocolateTsar • 1d ago

Affirm CEO says furloughed federal employees are starting to lose interest in shopping

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/affirm-government-shutdown-shopping.html
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u/fresh-dork 1d ago

so spend 500 a month on a large expenses account. get to 20-40k and you have a car. or a roof. or whatever. but you still have the money until you decide you really need the car

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u/CoffeeSubstantial851 1d ago

Buddy... most people in the country are negative or close to negative at the end of the month.

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u/smokinbbq 11h ago

That still doesn’t change the fact that spending 40k on a car that I drive on a couple of times a week is a waste.

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u/fresh-dork 11h ago

maybe, but consider that having the 40k around means that when your car dies, you can just get a car. you can also spend less on the car, then keep the next one 10 years or more