<prompt> Human: My bff is seriously considering trading in his used Civic recently paid off and leasing a nicer car Lexus IS 250 or something similar. Personally, leasing is never something Ive considered and probably wouldnt, it inherently just sounds like throwing money away to me. The problem is he likes to live beyond his means this is just the tip of his financial issues and this way he can get the car he wants, then when he tires of it in 2 and a half years he will be able to ditch it again for something newer. Of course, all the salespersons we talk to sell it really well to himanyone got any horror stories or things I can tell him to make him think about the other side of it?  <response>: You can run through the math and show him how much money hes throwing away... but outside of that, people are gonna do what they want to do. Realize your influence is limited. 