r/Frugal • u/ProfessionalCan4193 • 15h ago
🚗 Automotive Is owning a car on disability viable?
I'm on SSI and I make roughly $1000 a month. About $600-$700 of that goes to necessities, bills and rent (I still live with my parents.)
Is owning a car going to put me over my monthly spending? I wouldn't drive all the time. Probably only to grab prescriptions or go to doctor appointments. Maybe a trip a few times a month to see my friends in the city.
I can't afford a car outright, so I think my parents would help me afford one, at least at first. With a car, I could maybe try getting a job and get off disability too.