<prompt> Human: So heres the situation- I got some extra money for my graduation about 600, and I want to spend it on a used iPhone 7 and a phone case off of eBay, which would cost around 490. My current phone is a 40 Samsung Galaxy Core Prime that barely works and is super slow. My parents, however, want me to use the money to get my car on the road.My car is a used 1998 Chevy Lumina with around 100k miles on it; it used to be my brother-in-laws. Their argument is that I would need the money for registration and repairs, since it is rather beat up. It is a convincing argument. However...I dont yet have my license, but will have it by the time I go off to college in August. So my argument is that I wont even need my car on the road until late August anyway, which leaves me the whole summer to save. As for money for college, I actually dont have to worry about that, as my full tuition is being covered by an in-state scholarship, and Ill be commuting, so I wont be paying room and board. In fact, one of the grants I received from the college itself will leave me with extra money. My current job is part time, around 100 a week, though I plan to work much more over the summer. Tl;dr: Should I replace my terrible phone now and save over the summer to get my car on the road? Or wait on the phone, and use the money immediately for the car?  <response>: From a purely practical point of view, get your car working. Its much easier to achieve your goals, like upgrading your phone, if you are mobile. 