#and ANY 2024 vehicle is basically a spaceship on the inside tbh esp compared to my dear beloved '97

[prince-liest]

Kicks feet. I'm very excited: in the next two months I'm going to go from "student living with roommates and driving a '97 Corolla" to "have a job, have my own apartment, have a new hybrid car" thanks to the combination of starting residency, moving, and getting a pretty hefty local government grant for turning in my old car to them. For the first time in my life, total self-sufficiency! Training wheels off adulthood!

I'm applying for a 2B1B with in-unit laundry which will cost less than 30% of my post-tax income for rent, and the government grant is knocking $7k off the price of a car as long as I get a hybrid from an approved dealership, so I feel like I've finally hit the point in life where I don't have to adhere quite so strictly to the "pick the cheapest option possible" mindset. My mom will be helping me move in June! I'm already planning where to put my plants, haha, the kitchen has a lovely little window-facing bit of shelving that would be perfect for a few of them.

Anyway, it all just feels very cool. Life progress!!