<prompt> Human: Will graduate college in May and start my first real job. I wanted to reward myself with either leasing an apartment or leasing a car. So the two options Im considering are either, staying at my parents house and have fun driving a new car or moving out to the city most likely wont need a car and also fun. Car would be significantly cheaper. Which one would be the better option? Thanks so much. Im in NYC and salary will be 60,000. Assistant: This is kinda like asking if you should go on a vacation to Italy or Hawaii. Both will require spending money to get something with nothing monetarily to show for it.That said, Id look into purchasing a used car instead of leasing a new one. On a 60k salary, Id look in the 12k range for a car.Human: Thank you for the feedback. I will look into the used car market. But was wondering wouldnt a used car cost more than leasing? For example, the car cost 12,000 maintenance vs the lease which would be about 300mo or 1080036mo with maintenance included throughout the time of the lease.  <response>: Youre forgetting that when you actually buy a car, at Year 3 1 month, you still have a car. 