Why braces are the price of car, I'll never know.
If your car is $1 000 I think it's time for an upgrade.
But anyways, I have braces too. It sucks.
When you first get them on is the worst, the rest usually isn't quite as bad. The pain goes away in 1 - 2 weeks too.
I hate not being able to eat though :/. Usually all I really eat then is icecream :L. (sure it's good, but I'd rather not gain 20 pounds off icecream)