Why would people spend so much money on Uber when they can have their own car?

Not everyone has the money to buy a car. If you live paycheck to paycheck. you only have smaller amounts of money at a time. That means you may have $30 in a day to take an Uber, but don't have $7,000 all at once for a used car. And BECAUSE they are forced to take transportation that costs money, they are unable to save up for the car. The same applies to groceries- it is actually more expensive to buy things when you live paycheck to paycheck, because buying in bulk is cheaper, but you cannot afford to do so and cannot save p because you need the essentials immediately. And the bus is not available to everyone. Especially if she works early in the morning, or works a second job, or has kids to take care of. Busses can have connection routes where you have to get on several busses to get to work, and ALL have other stops on the way. That means it takes way more time to get there, and if you work in the morning or have to drop kids off at daycare or have a second job you need to get to, a trip that is 20 minutes by car can be more than an hour or two by bus. Thinking you should "just by a car" is a very privledged view on a much more complex situation tbh.

I see what you’re saying but did it ever occur to you that there’s people that can’t afford to get cars or car insurance? That shit cost money. Some take the bus or even a taxi, Uber or Lyft. I usually take the bus, but since my job is 20 or 25-30 minutes away depending on the route, I am taking Uber right now because if I take the bus, it’ll take me almost 2 hours to get to my job so I have to have some way to get to work. No excuses! Eventually I will get my own car and get back to learning to drive one day but for now, I’m just gonna use Uber even though I don’t want to and it cost some money, but it’s the only way I can get to work. When the school year starts I get picked up by the van again, but only in the mornings due to a lot of support staff taking van route roles. I’ll take Uber home in the afternoon, unless someone offers me a ride home or I can carpool with someone but I will be taking Uber. You need to be open minded about this kind of stuff and don’t judge anybody if you don’t know the situation.

Your response to people actually giving you facts and educating you prove that you don't actually care about facts, and you just want your "opinion" to be right (tho what you are listing isn't an opinion, it's an impossibility, and therefore not even arguable).

Imma block you cause clearly you have no issue name-calling or discriminating against those in poverty, but just a little tip for you: Next post, you should just say "I hate poor people and live in blind privilege" and leave it at that. We can all see it, anyway, as you would be able to tell if you look outside of yourself and actually analyzed the responses you're getting on your post.

Respectfully this might be the dumbest most braindead take I've ever heard 🤣

Because maybe it’s their only transportation. Did everything about that? Sometimes jobs can be too far in the buses would take longer so sometimes Uber or a taxi is the only way but you have to understand that the drivers are going all the way to drive passengers to where they need to be so the passengers can at least pay to book a trip and tip them because drivers done so much. TIP them! Do NOT BE CHEAP!
Be mindful. These people are doing a lot for the passengers. Don’t be so narrow minded.

If this is the US, public transportation options are not easy to come by. In larger cities, IF your commute is within the city, you have the additional problem of parking. In Seattle, parking can run $50+ per day. If you live in suburbia and commute into the city, taking a bus could add 2-3 hours to what's supposed to be a 15 minute ride.

Not a simple choice.

1. You help a cab driver earn his/her living.
2. You can work or talk while commuting. You can make good use of your precious time. If, you consider your time to be precious.
3. You need not to spend lot of amount buying a car, or burden yourself with an avoidable loan.
4. You save on costs and the headaches of maintaining a car.

I have my own car, but don't like the idea of having one. Will soon sell it.

I understand what you mean about the costs , I do agree there , with some people it’s definitely not because they are lazy. I would love to have my own car. At the moment I haven’t even got my full license. I have extreme anxiety that makes just the thought of driving hard for me. I haven’t taken lessons yet. I can’t afford my own car yet , it’s either that or rent an place to live so I’m away from my toxic dad who traumatised me. I’m trying to fund my education and future too. Being in my job , my pay isn’t always going to be the same , some nights I could get thousand , some nights I could get zero , I can’t control that. I can’t just get an normal job , I have many many problems, I’m extremely lucky to be able to do the one I have , even that’s an huge challenge for me. I’m in therapy , most of my money goes on my health , physical and mental , but I would love love love to own my own car and drive it anywhere I want , I would love to not rely on public transport for work.

Down payment, monthly payment, insurance, maintenance, insurance, property taxes (in some places), repairs. For some it’s more economical. And they may just need it for work.

She must have her reasons. How does the way your coworker chooses to spend her money (or not) affect you?

Maybe she had a seizure disorder and cannot safely or legally drive a car. Not everyone will tell you their health issues.

I’m ok with someone spending their own money their own way

Buy a car takes a lot of money up front. It isn't easy for everyone.

You sound very heartless

Other people's life is not my concern as long it doesn't affect mine negatively.

Maybe can't qualify for a loan

Depending on the distance she could cycle if there is somewhere to store the bike.

Same reason people rent instead of buying a house. 🤷‍♀️

Some places you have to pay to park.

Their car is a piece of junk?