Comments on: If you’re in debt…

By: Rainbow Credit Cards, Average Cost of Groceries, Surprising Debt Load

Rainbow Credit Cards, Average Cost of Groceries, Surprising Debt Load — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:54:28 +0000

[...] About Money discusses the results of a poll about people being in debt. The survey reveals that 19% of adults under 50 owe more than their monthly income. Wow, [...]

By: Cody McKibben

Cody McKibben — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:50:59 +0000

Well that makes me feel better about the debt I’m paying off (mostly student loans and a little bit of good living before I had the means to do so). But I still think we need a lot better financial education in public school, and possibly (though completely snowball’s chance in hell) a full overhaul of the credit & real estate systems. It’s a predatory mess, and the West is an overly-consuming, debtor culture. It’s time for change… How do we encourage that?

By: Carnival of Personal Finance: New Zealand Edition! | Man Vs. Debt

Carnival of Personal Finance: New Zealand Edition! | Man Vs. Debt — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:30:21 +0000

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By: Interesting Reads: 11th July 2009 | OneMint

Interesting Reads: 11th July 2009 | OneMint — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:01:57 +0000

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By: threadbndr

threadbndr — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:35:03 +0000

Up until last thursday, 0%. Then the motomobile gave up the ghost in a rather spectacular display of eating her own transmission……

I hadn’t actually planned to replace her until late fall or even next spring. So instead of paying cash, I ended up financing part of the price. So now – about 7%, but I’m going to try to pay off the New (to me) Car early.

By: frugalscholar

frugalscholar — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:26:24 +0000

Our pal Andrews is late 40s-early 50s. Some have opined that his large payment to ex (which he calls alimony/child support) may include her share of his NYT retirement fund. He’s gotten a lot of sympathy for the enormous payment, but–once again–he’s leaving out relevant information, at least I think so.

As for my debt–0! Paid off house during real estate bubble. Debt for college will be 0, owing to children’s choices. My kids will be given the money in their college accounts, so they will be starting off adulthood with a positive net worth.

My 403b has been decimated like everyone else’s, of course.

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:13:55 +0000

I would say around 40% of my take-home salary…not too bad, but not good either.