Is it worth it to get a car in the bay area? Thoughts about lease vs buy?

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Never lease, always buy. Lots of YouTube videos doing math breakdown of lease vs buy.

To the question - is it worth it to get a car. Depends completely on why you want it, where you live (within Bay Area) where you work, what you hobbies are and what’s you income and net worth.

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There are certain situations where lease might make better financial sense. Eg tax write off if you own a business and can expense lease as a business expense.

Don’t see how you can’t get around without a car here

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