What to do ?

[u/Stock_Cauliflower_57]

I’m 20 years old and i saved up a lot of money from work. I’m an electrician started working right after highschool, I really wanna buy a car i’ve wanted my whole life for around 23,000, this car is my motivation to wake up everyday and go to work it’s all i think about. I’ve finally saved up the money and my parents are telling me this is the dumbest thing in the world to do and i’m blowing all of my money. And my gf of 2 years (F19) is now saying i care about the car more then getting a place together. And my grandparents are also telling me to save and me and my girlfriend who see eschother everyday can get our own place together. I’m really frustrated because this car is my dream and is why i show up everyday and it’s all i think of and now everyone is saying im dumb

[u/Sir_Blazer15]

Need to listen to em cause you are being dumb. In this economy, car insurance alone will decimate any chance of saving money because you're still young, so you're gonna be paying higher premiums. Also, I'm guessing the 23k is just the min down payment, so you're probably gonna be looking at a 4-600 per month car note depending on make and model. In layman's terms, forget the car and keep saving and invest some where you can so you can make passive income, I promise, in the long run, you'll be happier and better off.