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Originally Posted by richie incognito
You say you are going to be a doctor, how do you know? you are 19 years old. Have you written an MCAT? are you in the 98th percentile? I know doctors, and they didnt know they would be doctors when they were 19. They wanted to be doctors, but that is a very different thing. Getting into Med school in Canada is no walk in the park.
When i was in school obtaining my degree I made some questionable financial decisions. It was very much a situation of future me paying for the fun current me was having. But i had a pretty clear path without anything as significant as waiting to confirm whether I would be accepted into my program in the way.
To be honest, you don't seem to grasp the your path or where you will actually be. Your suggestion that once your a doctor you wont be able to afford a BRZ due to crippling student debt is entirely inaccurate. You sound like a 19 year old which is good.
When i was 18-21 i owned a series of 10-15 year old cars that I tried to turn into race cars that either failed horribly for obvious reasons or were driven into a wall/pole etc. Did this until I had no money. but all difference between all the money I had and zero money wasnt really a big stretch. Was it smart? No, but I wouldnt go back and do it differently, and it was probably a better move than strapping myself to some 60-70 month car loan.
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QFT. The OP is 19, lots of life ahead of him before he gets into med school. Life can happen, things can change.
As someone who has (and continues to) make bad decisions, the OP needs to save his money and continue to drive whatever he has now, or if he doesn't currently have a vehicle, buy a cheap and reliable one that'll last throughout your schooling.
If you become a doctor at age 32, you'll be able to easily afford a BRZ, despite having student loans to pay for.