Originally Posted by Seyla Warden

So there's something that's been bouncing around the back of my mind for a while now. It's pretty pie-in-the-sky, so usually it's more of a 'I wonder if I...' thing rather than actual plans.

But my crapheap of a car has started falling apart again, and I've already spent 20% of the the money I've managed to save over the last year ($400 in repairs out of a total savings of ~$2k) in repairs and now I'm told that there's likely lasting damage which will sooner or later destroy the head gasket, and I should sell it before that happens and buy a new vehicle.

So basically I worked for crap wages for the entirety of the last year, saved every penny I could and am about to have to spend it all just to tread water and stay where I am (only without any sort of safety net).

So now I find myself seriously considering selling the vehicle, liquidating most of my other (very limited) assets, paying cab fare to the airport, buying a ticket to somewhere in europe and just trying my luck.

It's crazy, it's insane, but nothing I've tried HERE has worked out, and I'm almost ready to risk everything against the prospect of spending the rest of my life scrimping and worrying myself into the grave.