@RickiTarr Damn near everything. Coping is basically self-care and taking care of my car with a rigid timeline of fixes, because without it I am completely helpless. Something goes wrong at all and I am on my own.
Hearing everyone’s advice on the matter:
“Ask someone from your family to move in.” I did, repeatedly. No takers.
“Get another job to speed up your plans.” I’ve got three. At the same place, but maximizing my earning potential has already been realized. Extremely privileged I am in a position to do this, and still have weekends completely off.
“Get a 2nd Car.” Doesn’t change the fact I can only rely on myself (and AAA) if things go bad. Also double the expenses in several places: maintenance, registration, insurance, etc.
“Quit and do something else.” Uh, tech jobs are on the decline. If I do, it’s eating minimum wage at entry level jobs all over again hoping to get back to where I am now.
“Move somewhere else.” Oh, I’m trying. Especially when November comes around if the Darkest Timeline reaffirms itself, to hell with my plans and just get to safety.
RickiTarr