Right, so a little backstory ... as some of you know currently I drive for Uber Eats. I make very little cash. Certainly not enough to pay my bills, but it's all I've got right now. 

My car is important considering my current occupation. But it's also nine years old and has over 115 thousand miles on it. It's old and likes to throw issues at me as if I'm made of cash. Today I took it to get the brakes done because for about a month now they've been squealing at me whenever I stop. I put it off because, hello, no cash. I was sitting at the repair shop waiting for them to work on the car (cause I couldn't walk down and sit at Starbucks down the street as I usually do and work on my writing because stupid pandemic) and spending half my time on ticktock and the other half messaging with a friend.

This was part of our conversation ...

Me: I'm bored and I wanna go home

 Her: I don't blame you. I need an oil change

Me: I probably need one of those too. But the brakes are making a lot of noise so the money I don't have this month goes to them. Maybe next months money I don't have will go for an oil change

Her: At least you're planning ahead.

Me: Yup

Thank goodness when all was said and done, my brake pads were still under warranty so it was free! This is adulting nirvana. Free stuff.