Comments on: America’s Debt Love Affair http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/23/americas-debt-love-affair/ Trying to live large ...one step at a time Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:57:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Carnival of Financial Learning #9 | Financial Learn http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/23/americas-debt-love-affair/comment-page-1/#comment-2197 Carnival of Financial Learning #9 | Financial Learn Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:43:38 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=857#comment-2197 [...] presents America’s Debt Love Affair posted at LivingAlmostLarge, saying, “Can we ever end our love affair with [...] [...] presents America’s Debt Love Affair posted at LivingAlmostLarge, saying, “Can we ever end our love affair with [...]

]]> By: Livingalmostlarge http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/23/americas-debt-love-affair/comment-page-1/#comment-2196 Livingalmostlarge Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:53:57 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=857#comment-2196 I think he makes $42k and she works too and I am guessing at least what he makes if not more. So they were in a reasonable ballpark of 2.5-3x their income for a house. It's that they are taking out loans equivalent to his salary. I think he makes $42k and she works too and I am guessing at least what he makes if not more. So they were in a reasonable ballpark of 2.5-3x their income for a house.

It’s that they are taking out loans equivalent to his salary.

]]> By: devil http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/23/americas-debt-love-affair/comment-page-1/#comment-2195 devil Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:37:00 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=857#comment-2195 In Bellessa's case, unless she makes at least twice what her husband does, buying the condo was definitely a mistake. Come on...a $319,000 mortgage and he only makes $42,000 a year? What were they thinking? I had to stop reading because it appeared that the stories were just going to get worse from there. In Bellessa’s case, unless she makes at least twice what her husband does, buying the condo was definitely a mistake. Come on…a $319,000 mortgage and he only makes $42,000 a year? What were they thinking?

I had to stop reading because it appeared that the stories were just going to get worse from there.

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