17 struggling to transition into adulthood and college

Employment

I’m in my senior year of highschool. After I graduate, I hopefully would do premed to become a doctor. I will live with my parents in college but I will not get financial aid because they make 300k+ and they do not plan on helping with costs. I pay for everything I own and consequently don’t own many things. I can’t get a job because for that I need a car and for a car I need a job. Because I’m a minor, mandatory driving ed and testing will be 700$. I’m struggling to see how I can even progress in life with no funds. I can’t even get a job due to the driving situation. I know I’m in the poverty finance subreddit and I don’t live in poverty but I seriously dont know where I can go from this. I will need to pay for tuition + transportation but I have housing and food covered because I live with my parents.

I feel like I’m stuck in this cycle where I can’t make money without transportation but I can’t get transportation without money.

Posted Aug 31, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC

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