r/Life • u/Stock_Cauliflower_57 • 1d ago

Need Advice What to do ?

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

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u/AverageJohn1212 1d ago

He sounds like.... ultra spoiled. I'm not gonna spend much time here.

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u/doesnthurttoask1 1d ago

Yup. But I get it. We were all young and dumb once, and didn’t listen to other’s advice. Part of being young and dumb, is unfortunately learning the hard way through our mistakes.

I personally wouldn’t have made the mistakes I did, if social media and internet was as big in my early teens or 20s. Or if I had someone sit me down and really make me realize the long term effects of my choices. With information more easily accessible now, it’s so easy for young people to start making the right financial moves early on. It’s really comes down if they have a good head on their shoulders and discipline to make good moves now, and reap the benefits later

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u/AverageJohn1212 1d ago

I'm on your page.

It makes the internet experience... honestly way more shxtty. When you learn more and more as the days go on, yeah most of the world actually has decent family and a proper upbringing. Some people actually got advice lol and not just being hit repeatedly.

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u/doesnthurttoask1 1d ago

I feel you lol my parents weren’t educated about money. So I can’t blame them for sitting me down and explaining a 401k, investing, or buying a house asap. But I am grateful they provide me a home to fall back on when things don’t work out for me. A LOT of people don’t have that safety net. So this time I’m saving up TRIPLE to actually buy a house now, instead of saving up a few thousand to move out renting.

I don’t wanna move out a 3rd time, to come back home again when I’m almost 40 🙃