When I lived in the Chicago area as a poor student, I had a dilapidated car with over 200k miles on it that was always costing me money, breaking down, got brok

When I lived in the Chicago area as a poor student, I had a dilapidated car with over 200k miles on it that was always costing me money, breaking down, got broken into, got rammed by a drunk driver while parked, etc. When I moved to NYC, the most incredible feeling of relief was selling that car to the scrap man just before leaving town. It's so liberating and care-free not to own a car anymore. The occasional Uber and Zipcar suffice at a fraction of the annual cost. Plus I'm less likely to die violently.