I agree get a job and if you can work full time. I am also in high school and am doing it. Start paying your own taxes and begin to live your own life. I cant stress how important it is to start this as early as possible, but always put school first. The good thing about full time you get raises and decent pay, you also get paid vacations. Claim yourself as 0 on your taxes and get yourself a nice hefty tax return come april. I really wish i had started working earlier being a poor high school student like yourself. I look at my paychecks and even if at first it isn't much believe me it will get there and it all adds up pretty fast, since you don't have to worry about car payments, loans, housing, and food. Trust me youll live life a lot easier this way. Sorry to preach good luck with the car. All goals are attainable. When i was your age i wanted a 66 straight six coupe and my parents thought it was unsafe. After a year i showed them a few more and they loved the 1969-1970 mustangs(because they are bigger which apparently meant safer to them) which made them want to spot me on what i fell short on and now im cruising in a 69 mach 1.