How are you losing but they aren't?. They are spending money just like you are, and
both are doing it to feel good. Like I said cars aren't going to make you go broke, people
just like to say that because it sounds good. Its your lifestyle and investments that do
it. Eating at rich restaurants all the time, buying expensive clothes, paying for family
and friends to do things, and opening or investing in business's that don't make a profit
are what causes rich to go broke. All those cars wyclef has, he could sell them to get
some needed money. He will never get his money back he spent eating out or giving to famih or friends. Business's he can sell before they go bad, and I think he just sold platinum studios if I'm correct.
As far as famous people who we think are rich, are not on the level wyclef, fifty or other rich people are. Very few famous people get to that level. Its rare as hell. By the time they pay off their debts they are not worth that much. Those Forbes net worth lists are just estimates of what they could make. Wyclef actually produced music that sold millions and got played all over so his debt was low, so he made damn near all profit. I doubt he's broke.
Yes, all of those are bad monetary moves/investments, as is buying a million dollar car.
There's "regular" ppl who can afford a $90,000 car but opt to go for a $25,000 Honda Accord b/c it's reliable, wont cost a ton to upkeep, and in the end they can trade it in, get something back to put towards another. Yeah you can trade in a million dollar car and get something back but you're gonna lose hundreds of thousands of dollars.
It's moreso about making a car work for you. Personally, I think iff a car last you 10-years with little problems, then it's become a great investment.
Just my opinion, but, if you're paying a $1 million dollars for something other ppl can get for $20,000 to do the same basic function, then you're throwing money away. There's a good number of celebs who drive "regular" ppl vehicles. Taylor Swift drives a Toyota SUV, Carrie Underwood drives a a few years old Ford Escape,