get my driver's license and get a car

This is very much not a priority for me anymore; in addition to the monetary costs of having a car, I now don’t believe in contributing any more to my carbon footprint than I have to. I can use the bus. I can use a bike, I can walk. Even for major traveling I can take a shuttle to the airport or train station. There’s no point in my being one person using a vehicle when I can use mass transit just fine and at a lower cost.

This goal isn’t very practical at the moment. Right now I’m able to carpool, take the bus, or walk everywhere I need to go. Add to that the fact that I can’t afford car insurance and it’s just not something I need to aim at achieving right this moment. There are more important things to focus my time and money on.

Well, I’ve had a permit for a couple months now but it’s just been recently that I’ve been able to practice driving. I drove again today for the fourth time from the county back into town; that went well, aside from having to slam on my breaks once when someone cut me off – but! the housemate and I lived through it so I can’t complain too much.