Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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Buying a Car

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Bud_Fox

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When buying a car, what is the maximun percentage of your income you should you spend (including insurance/gas/monthly payments)

For all of the guys who already have cars, what percentage of your income do you spend per month on vehicles?
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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BudBundi

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Half your yearly income is a good rule of thumb.

If you make $30,000/yr. (net) don't buy a car with a $16,000 tag.

Insurance and gas should be budgeted monthly or quarterly and should not be more than 5% net income. Try to keep it lower if you can.
 

Bryce556

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i based my car buying on the max i could afford, and the one that would be best with the ladies :p, but mostly on the ladies.
 

sodbuster

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A car is a depreciating asset. If you are smart, invest your money and drive something cheaper. All A vehicle is supposed to do is get you there. My car has 99,000 miles on it and my pickup has 135,000[both 2003's]. BUT the money I could have spent on them went into the market this fall. So far, it's made me about 4,000.[course,sometimes the market is a depreciating asset too]
 
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