'White Flag' singer-songwriter Dido has admitted that she tends not to spend in extravagant ways because an unfortunate incident with a car showed her that money can go to waste easily.

Speaking about her history of expensive purchases, Dido explained that on top of buying a vehicle because it had a pretty colour scheme she also got herself a car that she crashed into a wall the first time she drove it:

"I'm not very good on purchases. A few years ago I bought a car because the interior was the same colour as my No Angel Cd - red and black. That's a girl reason for buying a car.

"Then I made the mistake of buying another car, which I hated and managed to drive into a wall the first time I went out in it, writing it off in the process. That taught me about keeping it simple."

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