I had about $15k saved up, but since I lost my job last year, it’s all gone. Was down to about $300 total in my bank accounts when I got my new job. That plus the divorce, gone from having a combined $150k/yr to only $92k/yr, since my new job was a chunky pay cut from my old one. I’ve gotten back up to about $1500 put in savings, but previous car maintenance this year plus cat illness/death hasn’t let me out away as much as I’d like to.
As for doing shit at home, I don’t know Jack shit about cars and sure while I could probably YouTube that shit, and have tried doing that more for things around my house vs. calling someone, I sure as hell don’t trust myself not to fuck up something and then careen off the road into a tree because my brakes don’t work. I’ll eat the shame on that one for sure. I am going to balls up and replace one of my taillights by myself. Progress.