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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/WinterRevolutionary6 on 2026-06-23 02:17:35+00:00.

My fuck up wasn’t actually today but I literally don’t know when I fucked up so I will find out how expensive this mistake was tomorrow.

I usually take the bus to work since there is no free parking anywhere near where I work. Sometimes I need to get to work early and spending an extra 20-30 minutes using public transportation just isn’t worth it.

At some point last week I drove to work and apparently forgot about that then took the bus home like usual. I’m really hoping it was Thursday since I know it wasn’t Friday. I was on a trip all weekend and I didn’t go to work today so I only found out about this when I saw my car’s AirTag was still at work because I wanted to pick up some groceries for the week.

The reason I’m so concerned about when I did this is because the only parking options near where I work are about $20 per 24hr day. If I drove to work on Thursday, that’s about $100, Wednesday, $120, Tuesday, $140, etc.

The absolute minimum cost for today is literally going to be more money than I spend on parking for a 4-6 week span so yeah I’m not happy today.

TLDR: I left my car at work some time last week and it’s gonna cost me $100-$150 to drive it out of the garage tomorrow when I return to work.