Austin Hanson

I started the weekend off by sleeping in until around 1pm and then making my way across town to test drive a Cobalt. I drove it around a bit and determined it wasn’t all that bad; the acceleration seemed fine and I wasn’t cramped for my height (6’3″). I’ll admit, things were looking good for the Cobalt right up until a few hours ago when I started totaling up my school loans.

As they say, “ignorance is bliss,” and it was definitely nice while it lasted. It would seem FAFSA can really add up and I’m in a position where I can no longer convince myself that a car is worth digging further down into the steep hole I’m already in. Needless to say, I’ve lived well in my loan-fueled, fantasy world for a good four years now and it’s time I worked a little (lot) to clear things up.

Goodbye new car fantasy and hello to working during the school year.