Got the Monkey off my back!!!

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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    butterbean wrote: »
    Debt free is the way to be! Great job brother!

    No debt, no regret ;)

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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,602
    I've been free for 4 years. Cars, house, no credit card debt.
    It's great when you get there. I see too many in their 50's and 60's jumping
    into that $$$$ dream house. What do you do with a 30 year note at that age???
    I did find out that some new car dealers seem to have a real tough time
    with cash sales. They just about lost their mind. There must be extra perks for
    them financing loans.And the bank can't seem to stop sending me notices about "refinancing" the house. Screw them all.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,311
    Congrats!!! I pay extra on my house every month, I use my credit card for purchases, and to get the rewards points, I send a payment every time I purchase something so I don't pay any interest...
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    sucks2beme wrote: »
    I've been free for 4 years. Cars, house, no credit card debt.
    It's great when you get there. I see too many in their 50's and 60's jumping
    into that $$$$ dream house. What do you do with a 30 year note at that age???
    I did find out that some new car dealers seem to have a real tough time
    with cash sales. They just about lost their mind. There must be extra perks for
    them financing loans.And the bank can't seem to stop sending me notices about "refinancing" the house. Screw them all.

    Good for you, it cant suck that much being you, I'm thinking you need to change your moniker to itdontsuck2beme. :D
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  • muncybob
    muncybob Posts: 3,057
    The average unspent balance in our checking account has never looked like this when we had debt. Every other month or so I transfer that idle money to a better rate account. 10+ yrs debt free and loving it. If there is something we want to do or buy we just do it(within reason of course). Years ago it wasn't like that. Even if I found my "dream property" for sale I doubt I would go into debt for it.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,983
    DaveHo wrote: »
    Used to work with a single guy. His motto, he who has the lowest monthly payment and dies with the most debt wins. I couldn't live that way.

    I know a lot of people with the same mentality. They want to die with 100k on credit cards, and owing the government boat loads also. They would rather live it up all the way to the end, on someone elses dime. Since they claim to not being able to take it with them, and why should they kill themselves only to leave it to someone else to enjoy after they die.

    In my view, that would be great if that's how you want to live but borrowing money and not living up to your responsibilities now puts your brand of lifestyle onto others to pay for.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,917
    edited April 2020
    afterburnt wrote: »
    It's not about debt, it's about separating equity.

    A fool and his (or her) equity are soon separated.

    ;)
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