<prompt> Human: Hello PF,I finished school and live in the Bay Area. My career will allow me to make 80-100k a year starting. I am interested in purchasing a new car that will cost around 33k. I am currently living at home and have around 11k in debt, but am looking to pay that off as soon as I start Working. Is this a good financial decision? Thanks  <response>: Until you have the 11k in debt gone and have taken care of other things like building an Emergency Fund and putting aside cash for retirement it is a bad idea to buy a new car.At your starting income without having to worry about rent, you should be able to reach the aforementioned financial goals pretty quickly and you can then reassess your situation.If you need to purchase a car now get something significantly less expensive than 33k 