Today, my car broke down. The good news is I can afford to have it fixed. The bad news is paying for the fix will wipe out my savings, which I need to get certified for a non-minimum-wage job. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I need money to fix my car, I need my car to get to work, and I need work to get money. FML
Today, I finally got my paycheck from working at my minimum wage job for the last three months. I was delighted when I saw it was worth $846. On my way to cash it, I destroyed my car's suspension. It's going to cost almost $800 to fix. FML
Today, I learned that repairing my car will cost more than it's worth. I'm barely making it paycheck to paycheck and I had to sleep in that car several nights this week after getting thrown out of my sister's house. Now I need a room AND a car. FML
Today, my car broke down dead in the middle of the highway. As I was unable to get it out of the road, it was impounded, and my insurance won't help. Now I'm further in debt and struggling to get to work. FML
Today, my boyfriend wrecked our car. Now I can't get to work in order to make the money we need to buy a new one. FML
Today, I got woken up by my parents telling me I had to go buy a car so they could have transportation. Neither of their cars work, so I was letting them use mine, and then they wrecked it. It needs nearly a thousand bucks in repairs to be drivable again, but since it was my car, I have to replace it now to appease them. FML
Today, I was driving to get groceries when my muffler fell off. I need to get it fixed or else I’ll lose my job, and my job is far away from where I live. If I take an Uber or anything, it will be taking most of my paycheck. Man, FML
Today, on Christmas Eve, as I was getting my car loaded for the holiday rounds to the in-laws and parents, my car decided now was the time to break down. I recently put in over $1000 fixing it. FML
Today, my car broke down. My dad insisted he could fix it, but screwed up in the process. After finally getting the car towed to a mechanic, I was told that I'd only needed a new water pump, but thanks to the damage my dad did, fixing it all will cost me a small fortune. FML
Today, I got a text from my dad asking about my car in the shop. I'm trying to show them that I can actually be independent, but now they know that not only will it cost all my savings account to fix it, but also that my boyfriend will be driving me to work for the next month while the shop waits for the parts. FML
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Top comments
berniro 14
If it's possible, get the certification first and then pay to repair your car.
thepeniswrinkler 14
Invest in a bus pass for the time being.
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Comments (50)
Stxsyh 30
Wait, I'm curious, you need a certificate to prove you have savings in order to get a non-minimum-wage job? I'm not American, so I dont know.
NYGiants1925 22
No he needs the money to pay for a program where he'll be certified for a certain field. His saving was supposed to go to that.
Stxsyh 30
Ahh, I get it now. Thank you for answering!
NYGiants1925 22
I think that means you can't afford it.
quarterweek 13
No possibility of bussing it or borrowing a car so you can get certified & save after? Or a family member to do a loan? That sucks. Sorry. I've been there. Car broke down three times in a span of 8 weeks. Luckily the dealership took responsibility for the last two times..
latsyrk 3
OP, if it's going to cost you so much money to fix the car. Then it's in your best interest to let the car go and buy another. I'm sure the financing on a new vehicle will be far less and more beneficial for you than fixing your old car.
aFeeble0ldMan 15
Finance the repair and get certified. You'll be able to pay it back in no time!
Giannalois23 1
Hey, i also live in illinois. I love working on cars. Whats wrong with your car? Id do it for a pizza if you buy the parts.
LtCmdrData 11
So that means you actually CAN'T afford to fix it.
Scorpio1691 29
This is something i don't understand. Why would you need to have a certification on your bank balance to get a job?
fictionaldiary 11
Those are contradictory statements. You just said that you could afford to have it fixed. Even if you are living and saving perfectly fine with a minimum wage job, which I doubt, AND this savings wasn't for anything specific, this still wouldn't be something you can afford if you have to empty those savings in order to pay for the repair. I'm not sure you actually understand what savings are.