SUBSCRIBE to Two Cents! https://goo.gl/jQ857H Cars have become an integral part of American society. While it can feel like buying a new car is granting you new freedom, buying a new car is more likely to take away your freedom and security. Welcome to the first episode of Two Cents • PBS! If you like this video, make sure to subscribe to our new channel! We'll be publishing new videos to this page every week. Two Cents on FB: https://www.facebook.com/TwoCentsPBS/ Two Cents on Twitter: @twocentspbs -- Two Cents was created by Katie Graham, Andrew Matthews, Philip Olson CFP® and Julia Lorenz-Olson and is brought to you by PBS Digital Studios. We love dropping some knowledge on all things personal finance and helping you make better money decisions. Two Cents is hosted by Philip Olson, CFP® and Julia Lorenz-Olson Directors: Katie Graham & Andrew Matthews Written by: Andrew Matthews & Julia Lorenz-Olson Produced by: Katie Graham & Amanda Fox Images by: Shutterstock Music by: APM SOURCES: http://gizmodo.com/589.../what-exactly-is-that-new-car-smell http://www.nielsen.com/.../saving-spending-and-living... http://press.ihs.com/.../slower-not-lower-ihs-automotive... http://www.marketwatch.com/.../most-americans-are-one... http://www.mckinsey.com/.../america-the-frugal-us... http://www.offthegridnews.com/.../you-wont-believe-how.../ http://www.carfax.com/.../what-to-consider/car-depreciation http://www.autoalliance.org/.../safety-advances-increase...