Buying a Mercedes can cost you millions of dollars

Here's why:

One of the best financial decisions I’ve made was to buy a cheap car. I have a 2009 Honda Civic, but when I was going to buy my car, I wanted to get something that was much newer and more expensive.

Driving a 2009 Honda Civic with no payment over the last 8 years will help me get to my long term goals much younger than the version of me that has a brand-…