I bought my own car yesterday. 🙂 between gas, payments, and insurance it will cost me 600 a month. Obviously that takes a big chunk out of my budget, but if I am vigilant about picking up weekend shifts and an extra night shift each week, I will be able to drive and save for surgery still. I feel like this will be worth it because sometimes it feels like the 4 hours I spend on the bus every day is killing me more than working a lot of hours. In fact, I am certain the commute is the biggest contributor to my exhaustion.
I can't drive it yet, I have to practice and take the test still, but yay.