Hear about how much debt everyone in the US has all the time, curious about some of your stories!

My bad debt is 10k left on a school loan from a for profit school that is now out of business.

Only other debt is house.

So how are you all doing with debt management?

  • @[email protected]
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    01 year ago

    That simply isn’t happening right now

    It is, though. People are buying homes who cannot afford them all over the US right now. It’s not as though home buying has ceased with the interest rates.

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      11 year ago

      Can you provide a reputable source that large numbers of people are taking mortgages they’re likely to default on?

      I have not heard any reporting saying that is happening. I do, however have a family member who works in banking and interfaces with federal regulators that enforce the laws passed to prevent future subprime mortgage crises.

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        1 year ago

        No. My source is basic arithmetic. The math just simply doesn’t check out. Banking isn’t rocket science.

        A 200K home mortgage is roughly 2000/mo mortgage. It’s not doable for median household income if about 75k, or about $4200/month after taxes, while grocery prices inflate over 10% year in end, and the median house price is like 380k right now. The math doesn’t check out.

        At this point I’m repeating myself.