When you buy a good camera, you don’t just buy the camera. You buy lenses, a slew of accessories, a camera bag, and a subscription to Adobe Lightroom.
When you buy a home, you don’t just pay for the home. You pay for property taxes, maintenance and upkeep. The more the square footage, the more the maintenance.
Similarly, you don’t just pay for a car. You pay for the occasional nail in the tire, the service, and the insurance.
This doesn’t mean any of the above are bad purchases. Each of these could be a great purchase – depending on your circumstances.
It is just worth remembering that the true cost of something isn’t just on the price tag.