#17 Buy a Car & #18 Check my FICO Score

That's right! I have a brand spankin' new Toyota Corolla with manual transmission (Goal #39 watch out, you're next. Dad already gave me a beginner's lesson today after we bought it). I am so psyched!! It's a beautiful royal blue, it has a CD player, and it's all mine! I didn't even need a co-signer, so it's all on me. Plus, by taking out a loan, they had to check my FICO score (which was nice cuz then I got to find out what it was without having to pay for it). So I killed two birds with one stone. I have to say, this "Becoming Independent" section is going much faster than I ever imagined!!