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What are your sources of debt?

What are your sources of debt?

  • Mortgage

    Votes: 15 46.9%
  • Car Payment

    Votes: 7 21.9%
  • Credit Card Debt

    Votes: 10 31.3%
  • Medical Debt

    Votes: 6 18.8%
  • Indebted to Christ

    Votes: 15 46.9%
  • Second Mortgage

    Votes: 3 9.4%
  • Income tax debt

    Votes: 1 3.1%
  • Property tax debt

    Votes: 2 6.3%
  • Other debt

    Votes: 3 9.4%
  • Other than monthly bills, I have no debt

    Votes: 8 25.0%

  • Total voters
    32

Jim1999

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Other than monthly bills, which are paid instantly, I have no debt. I maintain the ways of poorer days, if we don't have the cash, we don't buy.

I missed the one point about being indebted to Jesus my Lord and Saviour. Indeed, I am wholly indebted to Him for all that I have and will have in times to come.

Cheers,

Jim
 

billwald

New Member
Only time I remember making car payments . . . was driving an old 350 Chev P/U 1000 miles a day. I read that the 3 cylinder Chev Metro got over 40 MPG and bought one the next day. The payments and new gas bill were less than the old gas bill. That car averaged 48 MPG for 100,000 miles and then I stopped counting.
 

billwald

New Member
Due to tax laws and other good reasons, buying a house with a mortgage is reasonable. One gots to live someplace. But if a person can't save at least 20% for a down payment he can't afford to buy a house and he doesn't make enough to claim the deductions.
 

targus

New Member
Due to tax laws and other good reasons, buying a house with a mortgage is reasonable. One gots to live someplace. But if a person can't save at least 20% for a down payment he can't afford to buy a house and he doesn't make enough to claim the deductions.

True - one advantage of buying is that eventually the mortgage is paid off - renters are never paid in full - they just keep on paying rent.
 

Jimmy Oatway

New Member
Just a mortgage, but I am working hard to pay it down ASAP (paying double my required payment every two weeks, paying 10% of the principal annually). Should have that sucker behind me in 7-8 years, Lord willing.
 
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