Archive · 22 Aug 2025
Indian Advisor: Car Ownership as a Financial Liability
Imagine you're saving money to buy a toy, but instead you buy a shiny new car.
A financial advisor named Sujith says this is like what's happening to many people in India.
He warns that things like car payments, rising costs, and job worries are making it harder to save money.
He uses the example of two people, one who buys a new car and one who invests.
After seven years, the investor has much more money because they made their money work for them instead of buying something that loses value.
Sujith's advice is to focus on saving and investing before buying expensive things to build real wealth.
Financial advisor Sujith SS warns the Indian middle class about liabilities impacting financial security.
Mutual fund returns have been negative in the last 11 months and job insecurity is rising.
Rising costs, including school fees and 'Buy-Now-Pay-Later' schemes, are straining household finances.
An example compares car ownership (liability) to investments (asset) over seven years.
The advisor emphasizes discipline and investment over status symbols for wealth creation.
- Who
- Sujith SS, founder of Moneydhan.com, and the Indian middle class.
- What
- Financial advisor Sujith SS warns about the middle class's financial decisions.
- When
- Recent times, with negative mutual fund returns and rising costs.
- Where
- India
- Why
- To highlight the importance of financial discipline and investment over liabilities and status symbols.
Advisor's Perspective
General consumer
Priorities
Advisor's Perspective
Cars and other liabilities should be avoided at first.
General consumer
Buying a car for convenience and comfort is more important.
- Advisor
- Sujith SS, Moneydhan.com founder
- Focus
- Financial cautioning
- Negative Returns
- Mutual Funds
- Character 1
- Raj
- Character 2
- Riya
- Car Downpayment
- ₹2 lakh
- Car EMI
- ₹21,000
- Investment type
- SIP