Maintaining a car costs money, there’s no denying that. However, failing to maintain your car costs you money in the long run and so ends up as a waste.
For example, if you drive regularly and never change your air filter, you could be getting much less mileage out of your gas than if you changed it every 25,000 miles.
You can’t get away from all car insurance costs as you’re required to have a certain standard of cover by law, but it is possible to get good value for money and it’s definitely worth doing.
It might cost a few dollars to make a repair now, but something relatively minor could turn into a much bigger problem if you don’t sort things out quickly.
Delaying fixing your car might save you money and time in the short term, but it’s almost certain to cost more in the long run. And, as it is money you needn’t have spent, that definitely counts as waste.