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If you need a loan or credit…you can’t afford it!

Posted on 7/9/23 at 4:59 pm
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
12093 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 4:59 pm
I feel in the minority here. Why has it become the norm to take a loan out to buy something you can’t afford? Cars, trucks, tuition, appliances, home projects, recreation crap, etc. Spoiled people. You can either save for it or if it ain’t worth saving for, it ain’t worth it!

This post was edited on 7/9/23 at 5:01 pm
Posted by jfw3535
South of Bunkie
Member since Mar 2008
4648 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:01 pm to
This should go well.
Posted by Dicky
Member since Jun 2017
509 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:01 pm to
Enjoy your 2015 Camry.
Posted by Proximo
Member since Aug 2011
15548 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:01 pm to
They don’t give loans to bud light groomers so this checks out
Posted by PrecedentedTimes
Member since Dec 2020
3128 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:01 pm to
And if you find an affordable house it’s either in a warzone or an employment desert
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
101917 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:02 pm to
I have a mortgage... guess I can't afford it.
Posted by Eightballjacket
Member since Jan 2016
7314 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:03 pm to
Do you want the U.S. economy to grind to a halt? Easy credit is what keeps the party going.
Posted by TackySweater
Member since Dec 2020
11794 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:03 pm to
You talking about housing and vehicles?
Posted by Im4datigers
Northern Virginia
Member since Oct 2003
4465 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:03 pm to
Damn. Didn’t know Dave Ramsey posted on TD
Posted by Popths
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2016
3965 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:06 pm to
Money Board
Posted by bad93ex
Member since Sep 2018
27093 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:06 pm to
quote:

If you need a loan or credit…you can’t afford it!


I feel like this is something Dave Ramsey would spew out of his piehole.
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
39183 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:06 pm to
I mostly agree but how many people have $70,000 on hand for a new vehicle or half a million dollars for a house?
Posted by LoneStar23
USA
Member since Aug 2019
5155 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:08 pm to
I agree
Posted by Bullfrog
Institutionalized but Unevaluated
Member since Jul 2010
56203 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:08 pm to
Interest is simply the price you pay for enjoying something now.

No big deal bro. I put the down payment on my first house on a credit card. The deal
Still went through
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
19430 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:08 pm to
Because my credit is good enough that it’s cheaper for me to use someone else’s money versus my own.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
98952 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:08 pm to
Tell me you don't understand how building credit works without telling me.
Posted by Jones
Member since Oct 2005
90472 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:10 pm to
Why do people respond to this numbnuts still?
Posted by dukeg7213
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2023
2919 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:11 pm to
A year after college I was spending more money repairing my pos truck than a truck note would cost me. So instead of dumping half my paycheck into my truck at the time, I got a loan for a Toyota Tacoma. It lasted me 14 years. It was also worth the investment.

Some people have loans because it’s actually practical…

Some people have loans because they are trying to keep up with the joneses.
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
29499 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:12 pm to
If you have enough cash on hand to buy a house or a car, you are not investing your money very wisely
Posted by tigafan4life
Member since Dec 2006
48919 posts
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:12 pm to
quote:

tuition
what?!? This is dumb. If you pay it back why does it matter?
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