<prompt> Human: So, im not sure what value this may have in this sub, but I bought my first real car today. 2006 VW Golf GTI 2.0T if youre interested However, the guy I bought it from wanted cash only, not too sure why, but different strokes for different folks. I was able to get the loan in the form of a check and they were able to cash it for me so I could pay the guy for the car. As the loan officer was counting out the money, even though it was all 100s seeing all of it counted out, and then holding it in my hands only 5,500 I just had this huge shit eating grin on my face holding it and made me really appreciate money that much more. Thats my 2 cents, but just seeing all of it just there was pretty amazing.EDIT UPDATE? Holy shit. This isnt the most upvoted thing but... shit. gotta go through some of these. Thanks for all of your responses stories in advance!  <response>: I always tell younger folks to have a car with no payments for 4 or 5 years. During that time make a car payment to yourself in a separate savings account. When you wanna do buy a newer car you will have a huge lump sum saved up and you got the interest not the bank.Also its kinda a trick, once you save up that much money you appreciate it more and think twice about dropping it on a car. Hope you love that GTI and get on VWVORTEX for maintenance help! 