<prompt> Human: Feeling pretty down honestly. Timing belt blew 15k miles early. I have an emergency fund of 1k and not good credit. I drive an hour to work, and no public transportation alternatives. My partner has a gas guzzler of a truck and I can drive her to work 45 mins the wrong way making my commute around 2.25 hours one way... but it will work until I find a new car. This is more of a rant than anything. Just a bummer to be one week away from being debt free and have a big setback like this. Assistant: So.. why drive an hour to make 28k a year?? Does your partner make enough to help? They also have a long commute in my opinion. Human: To be clear, in the last year I made 28k, but have since gotten a raise to 34k. Still a valid question though. I live in the middle of the mountains in the western US. The sacrifices I make to be able to live where I do are worth it for me. My commute is along a mountain river for 45 mins of that hour, so its a nice drive in any case.  <response>: That sounds nice. 