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Too funny! People always pull the judgment card when anyone mentions money. As if its a disease to have some money/security. Granted money doesn't buy you health and happiness, but it pays the bills so you have one less thing to worry about.

So I am old now, but when I was 26 I purchased my first brand new E46 M3 when I was in graduate school using loan money. The single most irresponsible decision I ever made, but yet the best thing that ever happened to me professionally. In order to justify my poor decision to buy the M (because obviously it was a poor decision and I was in denial), I worked my butt off to pay back the loan and became a successful professional in the process. I don't recommend that road, but I don't regret it either.