Bye, Car.

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Whelp my little Corolla hatch is no more.

I was able to arrange to get out of my lease for no cost with the Toyota dealership, so she's gone. I just wasn't driving anymore with the new job so close. Win-win for me and the dealership. I get out of the lease, payments and debt for the next 2 1/3 years, and they get to resell the car in this crazy used car market for a tidy profit.

It was a good car, even though I had it for less than a year. Had no problems with it and it faithfully got me to/from work when I needed it and even on a round trip to Vegas with no issues. Just no need for the expense anymore. As soon as I started the new job 2 miles away it became a liability instead of an asset. Having a car in SF is like a prison sentence. You're locked into the daily cadence of driving to work, having to leave as early as possible to get a decent parking spot, then never driving outside of commute due to crushing fear of losing said parking spot. When I worked in SSF I had little choice, now it was just a stressor and a money pit.

So that clears $10K+ in debt overhead, making me truly debt-free for the first time since the mid-90's. And it saves me $500 in lease payments and insurance per month, no registration fees, no gas costs; altogether I probably just saved myself $7K a year, which can be put to better uses.

Like Vegas trips.

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