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re: Anybody here completely debt free?

Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:16 pm to
Posted by Bacon84
Texas
Member since Oct 2012
694 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:16 pm to
Sadly, I was... but I am now building my first house...

definitely not debt free anymore.
Posted by bobaftt1212
Hills of TN
Member since Mar 2013
1317 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:17 pm to
I have several mortgages but mostly on rental property. I look at it as the cost of doing business. I see no point in paying off the mortgage when I can borrow for less than 5%. If you aren't able to beat 5% investing in real estate I think you should probably find a good financial advisor and stay out of his way.
Posted by DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Member since May 2011
19429 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:17 pm to
No, mortgage

but then again it's really all about cash flow isn't it?

As long as my cash flow keeps increasing I stay stress free about finance.

(it's nice to have renter's to pay your mortgage)
Posted by TigerFred
Feeding hamsters
Member since Aug 2003
27199 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:17 pm to
I laugh at the OT and the riches that everyone has.
Posted by Nawlens Gator
louisiana
Member since Sep 2005
5838 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:17 pm to

Yes! Going on 8 years now.

Posted by OhFace55
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2007
7040 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:18 pm to
no mortgage but I financed a vehicle 6 months ago
This post was edited on 1/13/15 at 1:21 pm
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:18 pm to
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I don't know why more folks don't take advantage of this loophole




works for big corporations, not so sure it's so advantageous to individuals, could be wrong, that's just what a friend that is a bankruptcy/debt renegotiating attorney told me
Posted by Raleigh Tiger
Raleigh, NC
Member since Oct 2003
614 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:18 pm to
Paid of the house a few years ago. Rarely use credit cards. Even with the house paid off, you still have insurance and property tax, which equates to hundreds every month.
Posted by MrSmith
Member since Sep 2009
8311 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:19 pm to
4 more years of student loans
Posted by Breauxsif
Member since May 2012
22290 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:19 pm to
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Filed for bankruptcy a few times. That's LIKE being debt-free.




This is a giant loophole!! You can start to establish credit after two years after filing a chapter 7. I've known people file chapter 7's every 7 years like clockwork after running up $100K or more worth of debt only to have it wiped clean.
Posted by Tiger Ryno
#WoF
Member since Feb 2007
103169 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:20 pm to
quote:

laugh at the OT and the riches that everyone has


easy for you to say sitting up in that big ivory tower in Cinco Rancho Cucumongo!
Posted by bayou choupique
the banks of bayou choupique
Member since Oct 2014
1818 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:21 pm to
I owe on my house, but no credit card debt or student loan debt. I have a balance on my truck but company allowance covers that expense. I buy my toys with cash money. I figure if I can't pay for my toys with cash, I don't need them.

Posted by REB BEER
Laffy Yet
Member since Dec 2010
16247 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:21 pm to
If you're renting a place to live, I don't think you should consider yourself debt free.

You gotta pay to live somewhere.
Posted by Cdawg
TigerFred's Living Room
Member since Sep 2003
59610 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:23 pm to
quote:

easy for you to say sitting up in that big ivory tower in Cinco Rancho Cucumongo!

Cinco Ranch is for poor people. He's up in Avalon at Seven Medows.
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
81225 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:23 pm to
No. I use my CC and pay it off to build credit because having none was biting me in the arse. So I have a couple hundred waiting to be paid this month.

Otherwise, yeah. I rent.. car was bought in cash.. no student loans.
Posted by DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Member since May 2011
19429 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:24 pm to
quote:

If you're renting a place to live,


you're not doing it right

With rates where they're at, buying is sooooo advantageous.

You're throwing away equity and/or future earnings.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83630 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:24 pm to
no one is completely debt free
Posted by SoDakHawk
South Dakota
Member since Jun 2014
8616 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:24 pm to
quote:

This is a giant loophole!! You can start to establish credit after two years after filing a chapter 7. I've known people file chapter 7's every 7 years like clockwork after running up $100K or more worth of debt only to have it wiped clean.


Yeah, and people like that are called deadbeats.
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
34061 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:26 pm to
I'll be completely free in 6 months. Then I immediately have a trip that I will put partially on credit card and pay off super quick.
Posted by WDE24
Member since Oct 2010
54183 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 1:27 pm to
quote:

no one is completely debt free
Yep. Everyone still owes society for the felonies they have committed.
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