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I come from humble beginnings, none of my family ever graduated college. I always thought most doctors were driving 40-70k cars (new MSRP price, not necessarily what they paid). Every attending in my parking lot drives a 1999 Honda Civic it seems, or something similar. One has an Aston. One has a Mercedes S Class.
I'm huge into cars, and racing. I guess I found it odd that doctors don't drive something newer and nicer. Even if they had no interest in cars as a hobby or passion at all, just because they have such a large amount of disposable income relative to the majority of the population/blue collar types.
I certainly won't be buying 20 Lamborghini's. But I'd like to eventually collect 5-10 cars to keep.
Large income but dropping. Less security of that income. Large amount of educational debt. Fewer years of earning any income do to time investment. Other priorities besides educational debt: lots of insurance, childcare, kid's education, a stay at home spouse to raise kids, in addition to the income being less secure, the work is less satisfying. So lots of us looking to work less or punch out completely sooner than what has been the norm in medicine. Cars and other toys just take a back seat for many of us.