Few years ago it was not that easy to beat the inflation for regular Joe. Now with defi and crypto you can take a small chunk of your savings, put it in something and get inflation cover in relatively small amount of time with relatively small risk. Fantastic!
Regarding cars: as my friend told me, he would never buy a new car as it is to fragile thing to own. He knows very well because his wife has this habit of hitting other cars with their car😉
So now he drives Fiat and surprisingly he loves it 😎
Yeah it is great. Plus, it is possible to go a little higher "risk" with a smaller percentage and cover all of the inflation on other investments too.
A decently safe and reliable car with some comfort is all I really need. I have never seen the value in having a car to show off with.
I've bought my car 8 years ago, it was a used one - 5 years old back then.
during that 8 years it lost about 2500£ in value, £26 per month
That is not too bad!