<prompt> Human: So I have been trying to figure out a good time to buy a car since I am joining the military coming this July 7th. I am 18 years old and going to be right out of high school coming next week. I was wanting to know if buying before and paying it off month to month with my paycheck would be better than waiting until later and waiting until I have some money saved. I am very new to the whole car buying process and was interested in getting some advice. I was planning on saving for a 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X. Any overall advice would be nice, thank you.  <response>: saving for a 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo XAt this point in your life you cannot afford this. At this point in your life, you have zero dollars or nearly so. Just having a job lined up does not mean you are rich. 