Hacker News Reader

I agree with all of that except going into debt... When I can help it. (I can see having a car helping a social life though.) When I have a buffer of cash and food I feel more free and feel better about myself. When I'm happy with myself, others like me more too... but then I also start to care less of what most others think.

Edit: You edited out getting debt for a car? That may not be a bad idea for some.

View on HN

> Edit: You edited out getting debt for a car? That may not be a bad idea for some.

Sorry for the ninja edit. I felt the post was getting too long and it was sort of an ancillary point.

Anyway, I think it's important to have a car if you live in a car dependent area. It's really easy to justify spending all weekend at home alone if you need to rely on awful public transit to get anywhere.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com