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If you are dead set on the new car, finance the car through penfed at 1.49%... its free money.
I just bought a car and instead of putting 5k I had towards the car I am saving it for my wedding...
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Please be careful if you go back to school. My husband racked up over $120,000 in student loan debt at a 6% interest rate. All I can say is that it's a nightmare trying to pay it off and I'd hate to...
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LIVE IT OUT BRUH! You only got so many years to be young. Work is a commitment!
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Live as cheap as you can through school and when you get done get something you will enjoy. From the sounds of it were about the same age and I have plenty of friends who went out and got new cars...
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If you absolutely need a car when you're in school...I'll give an argument for getting a car (though maybe not a brand new civic).
i'm assuming you'll be getting school loans for med school, but...
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this is a no brainer, pay off whatever has the high interest rate, and student loans cannot be discharged in bankruptcy...
Pay off the student loan!
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Yeah, I guess I should have expected the "don't buy a new car" answers after I posted that I was trying to go to medical school. I'm not accepted yet, and I'm in the middle of interviews. I don't...
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Use spare cash to pay down the existing student loan
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Dumping all your savings into a new car isn't wise, regardless of attending school.
On that income, I would buy a used car if you need something soon. The interest rate on the student loans is...
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do you already have a car?
is that 11 grand ALL of your savings?
are you going to burn through ALL of your savings for a civic?
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Have you been accepted to medical school or just trying and would it actually start next year if you got in?
Im asking because I start nurse anesthesia school in June and I was accepted at the...
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^this
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Don't buy a new car if you're gonna go to medical school.
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Right now, I have about 11 grand that I can use to put towards a car down payment. I'm hoping to purchase a Civic with 0.9% interest rate. I also have $6500 in student loans with 6.8% interest rate....