Divorced men are more likely to meet their car payments than their child support obligations.
I'm lucky because my dad taught me to be frugal and save. And that's important because I want to know that I don't have to take an acting job for two or three years if I don't want to and that I'll still be able to make my house and car payments and buy food for my dogs.
The most important loan to pay is your student loan. It's more important than your mortgage car and credit card payments. You cannot discharge student loan debt in the majority of cases.
If you think nobody cares if you're alive try missing a couple of car payments.
Car designers are just going to have to come up with an automobile that outlasts the payments.