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As a generation that’s constantly bombarded with Instagram posts and memes encouraging the ‘treat yo’self’ mantra, it’s no question that millennials live a very indulgent lifestyle.
Despite having student debts to pay, most millennials live a far more lavish lifestyle than many other generations, constantly splurging on the little things like weekly brunch dates at the most Instagramable cafes, bottles of prosecco, Starbucks Coffees, and the latest pair of Nikes.
Here at Shelbourne Motors, we’ve decided to create a ‘Millennial Indulgence Calculator’ to show people just how much they’re spending on unnecessary luxuries each month, and worked out what they could get for their money by taking out a car on finance if they sacrificed them, with some interesting results:
The tool comes off the back of research by Shelbourne Motors that looked into the spending habits that millennials are making each month.
20% of men aged 18-24 said that owning a car was the most important thing to them, and they were willing to spend £201+ on car finance per month for the privilege.
How You Can Use the Tool:
By selecting your desired car, the tool will then predict which monthly expenses you will have to give up, like lunches with the girls, pints down the pub, going out for dinner, clothes and skin care.
For example:
1 meal out £25
1 Starbucks Coffee £2.70
1 bottle of wine £7
1 gig ticket £50
Phone contract (Iphone 7) £45.99
1 tub of fake tan £8.50
Total: £151.59
When you break down a typical millennial lad’s monthly luxury expenses including a jacket from ASOS, a takeaway pizza, a Spotify account membership, one night out with the boys and a new snapback hat it totals £199.
Our study found that 40% of millennials spent most of their money on meals and nights out. With two nights out a month costing on average £100 and two cheeky Nando’s dates the day after to help cure those hangovers coming in at £27.20. That’s £127.20 that millennials could use to take out finance for a luxury car.
Clothes came in 2nd place, with beauty products skin care and trainers rated as the 3rd most important luxury expense.
A typical girl’s monthly expenses usually included cocktail nights with the girls, 2x avocado on toast brunch dates, a bottle of prosecco and 2 new outfits for nights out, costing a total of £217 - the same price as what you’d pay for a chic super hot new set of wheels.
Our calculator shows that by denying those little indulgent ‘treat yo’self’ moments, you could be spoiling yourself much more in the form of a brand-new car - so it’s a no brainer really.
Try our calculator today to find out which swish motor you could be the proud owner of if you showed a little more restraint next time someone suggests ordering a Dominos, another Pina Colada or a night on the tiles.
Costings are based on May 2017, and are all approximate.
Shelbourne Motors Limited trading as Shelbourne Motors Portadown, Shelbourne Motors Nissan, Shelbourne Motors Newry, and Fleet4u is an Appointed Representative of Automotive Compliance Ltd, who is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA No 497010). Automotive Compliance Ltd’s permissions as a Principal Firm allows Shelbourne Motors Ltd to act as a credit broker, not as a lender, for the introduction to a limited number of lenders and to act as an agent on behalf of the insurer for insurance distribution activities only.
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