Yep, this is me

[Figarosmom]

And now my daughter is the same. I always said, maintain your car, take care of it. Weigh what needs to be fixed, does it have anything to do with the car fulfilling its one job of getting you where you want to go? Use it until it's maintenance outweighs the cost of a new one. Continue to make your car payment once it's paid off except put that payment into an account for your new car.