Should I get a job?

peter_parker_1
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:08:00 +0000

$10,000 car is probably as low as it goes in terms of a used car that doesn’t have serious hardware problems.

But yeah, sorry to say that your plan does seem a bit unreasonable, though maybe doable if you absolutely HAD to have a car at the expense of free time, pocket cash, and time for studying.

Last year I typically worked 15 hrs/ week at like $8/ hr and that probably amounted to 15x15x8 = 1800 (no federal or state taxes applied to mine for some reason). Next semester I lightened the hours, but that would be at most $3600 a year. And 15 hrs/ week was a sizable portion. Not to mention, for me, that was my spending money, so I wasn’t saving too much of it. You must also remember Thanksgiving, fall/ spring break, midterms, finals — periods where you will definitely be lightening your hours.

Why don’t you just wait til you graduate and get a job – it’ll be easier to afford a car then. Plus, you have to pay for insurance, gas, upkeep…