10/20/2026
A LITTLE PSA FROM THE WIFE BEHIND CARLOS CARES
Hey everyone! This is Ashley, Carlos’s wife. He’s taking a shower I wanted to hop on here and address something that’s been annoying me for a while now.
First off, Carlos DOES care. That’s not just some catchy business name he tossed together. Anyone who knows my husband knows that he has a heart for helping people, sometimes to the point where he puts everyone else’s needs before his/our own.
I’ve watched him discount repairs, give away his time, work on vehicles for next to nothing, and even use his platform to rally you guys to help people who genuinely need it.
And I LOVE that about him. But here’s where I need some people to understand something. Carlos Cares is a BUSINESS. It’s also how my husband puts food on our table, pays our bills, provides for our children and keep my Amazon packages coming like he always jokes about.
I understand that times are hard. Trust me, we have our own struggles too. But lately, the number of people expecting my husband to leave his home, spend OUR gas money, drive across town, diagnose their vehicles, perform repairs, and sometimes even figure out how to get the parts paid for because they don’t have any money is getting a little out of hand.
At some point, we have to ask, where does helping someone end and taking advantage of someone’s kindness begin? What shop can you go to that will do the work and take payment next payday?
My husband cannot be everyone’s financial solution. If you can’t afford a repair, I understand. If you’re going through something financially, I sympathize. And so does Carlos because he’s a very emotional person. That’s why he tries to work with people on pricing and sometimes even reaches out to his followers to help cover repairs for families in genuinely difficult situations. Which I think is amazing to be able to do.
But there has to be some effort on both sides. You have to be willing to help yourself, too. You cant expect a man with a wife, children, a mortgage, bills, and responsibilities of his own to continuously sacrifice his family’s finances because you’re unable to pay for something.
And before anyone misunderstands me, I’m not saying people who are struggling don’t deserve help. I’m saying that helping people shouldn’t require my husband to put his own family in a financial struggle. Carlos looooves to tell me daily about how much money he’s saved people, so if you need to save money talk to him. He’s very proud everytime someone tells him he saved them X amount of dollars.
I married a man with a big heart, and the last thing I ever want is for him to lose that heart because people keep taking advantage of it.
Again, I’m incredibly proud of what he’s building, the reputation he’s earned, the wonderful snacks people give him that end up in my lap(especially those freaking cake pops and cookies) and the community that supports him. But sometimes, when you’re the person who cares about everybody, you need somebody standing behind you reminding everyone that YOU matter too.
So I’m going to be that person for him. Please respect his time, his work, his generosity, and his family.
-Ashley
