Steve you have it down my friend. That is what is all about. My family always came first over some stupid car and still do. Would sell off all of my crap in a heartbeat to help my children. Probably won't have to though. I raised them to work hard and sent them to college. They all have great jobs making good money. In the over all big picture they are just cars. When raising my kids I drove a beater 64 El Camino that I had no money in. Drove it for years on seven cylinders with a bad cam cause would rather spend the money on my family.
Later in life with the kids all grown up and out on their own and myself single, again, I was able to finally afford muscle cars again.