We've recently moved into rented whilst we wait to find a house to buy. Only a few houses have come up in area but they tend to be £25-50k over our limit.
Our rented house is 1.2 miles from train station up/down a very steep hill. DH has talked about getting a car. In the meantime he has unilaterally hired a car at £20 per day to run himself the 1.2 miles to the station. He also pays £3 per day for parking. I suggested perhaps he get a taxi but he says this would be too unreliable.
I had started to think buying himself a little run about would be the cheaper option but tonight saw the details of the car he has in mind - an 09 5-door Fiesta priced £11k. I had expected him to be spending a third of that tops.
Given that we can't quite afford to buy the type of house we want am I being mean to think he doesn't need to spend £11k on a car plus £700+ parking p.a. plus insurance for a new car.
To put in context I drive a 05 Honda Jazz.
I'm a SAHM so he earns the money but I don't think that is wholly relevant and to be fair he has never raised that.