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This typically happens by financing a vehicle with a small or no down payment, choosing a long loan term (72-84 months), and rolling over negative equity from a previous trade-in.
Each formal application triggers a hard inquiry, which temporarily lowers your credit score. Multiple applications in a short time signal high risk to lenders and can further damage your score, reducing approval chances.
While the calculation itself doesn't prioritize, the result clarifies the magnitude of the problem. This big-picture view can motivate you to adopt aggressive payoff strategies like the debt avalanche method, which saves the most money on interest and improves net worth fastest.
The process often results in a single income needing to support two households, doubling expenses like rent, utilities, and insurance while debt from the marriage remains shared or contested, straining finances.