If your child is embarrassed by the family car, would you get a new car?

Anele and the Club on 947 · Sep 23, 2026 · 14m · transcript

Imagine you pull up to school to fetch your child, and before you’ve even stopped properly, they’re already saying, “Mom, please don’t park here!” They’re embarrassed by the family car. Maybe it’s old, maybe it’s got a few dents, or maybe it’s simply not the flashy car their friends are arriving in.

And then they hit you with, “Can’t we just get a new one?” Now you’re thinking… hold on, am I really expected to take on a new car payment because my child is worried about what their friends think?

If your child…