This ensures you’ll have enough to pay your insurance every month and still afford everything else you need in daily life, avoiding having to move in with your in-laws to save money.
If you’re a veteran, are physically disabled, or work in a role as a teacher, nurse, or another profession that helps the general public: there are programs and grants in most major cities to help you gain a vehicle.
The saying ‘don’t look a gift horse in the mouth’ is supposed to tell people not to be rude and get picky about something you get for free: but a free car that doesn’t run isn’t something you can do anything about.
The amount of money you’ll have to spend over the first year of owning a car is nearly five thousand dollars, and that’s not including any car payments or tax you may owe on it.