# How Deep Are You In: $how Me The Money

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**Created:** [September 29, 2009, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-deep-are-you-in-how-me-the-money/247175 "2009-09-29T05:55:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-deep-are-you-in-how-me-the-money/247175/29 "2009-09-29T07:23:49Z")

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> [@do not call](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/do-not-call/23698/2):
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> With the economy being all screwed up and $ harder to come by than ever, I think it would be interesting to see how much people have sunk into rides in proportion to income.
> 
> I realize income is very private to most so let’s use the 3 steps below:
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> (1) Estimated Combined Value of **YOUR CAR(S) (including mods)** = X  
> (2) Income per year, before taxes = Y  
> (3) **X/Y = %** (used for below A,B,C,D,E)
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> **Which category are you in? Pick one of the 5 options (A,B,C,D,E) below.**
> 
> A. Way Cheap A$$ - 1% or under  
> B. Frugal and Practical - 1.1% to 2.5%  
> C. Swagger Is Necessary - 2.6% to 5.0%  
> D. Livin’ Lavish - 5.1% to 7.5%  
> E. Ballin’ Out of Control - 7.6% and up!
> 
> _Any other information on your situation is optional, but realize people will comment since this is a public forum!!_

I just realized that this is a pointless thread. Why you ask?

Because the above equation is assuming that people have spent the value of their car in one year. For people who have owned and have been modding their cars for say 5 years, the calculation will be way off. This is how it should be done…

(1) Estimated Combined Value of **YOUR CAR(S) (including mods)** = X

(2) Income per year, before taxes \* # years owned/modifying = Y

(3) **X/Y = %** (used for below A,B,C,D,E)

A. Way Cheap A$$ - 1% or under  
B. Frugal and Practical - 1.1% to 2.5%  
C. Swagger Is Necessary - 2.6% to 5.0%  
D. Livin’ Lavish - 5.1% to 7.5%  
E. Ballin’ Out of Control - 7.6% and up!

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