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Old 10-16-2006, 05:14 PM
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Default Re: Awesome PDF - getting out of debt slavery

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Originally Posted by disneysteve
He says that "bankers get to legally steal almost 1/2 of that right off the bat." So for some reason he is suggesting that someone earning $2500/month would be paying $1200/month in interest charges. I'm not sure how he arrived at that amount. If you are paying nearly half of your income in interest charges, you are in serious trouble.
According to the PDF, if you had a $180,000 mortgage you'd be paying $972 a month in interest. And that's with an average 6.5% rate.

What about student loans, credit cards, car payments? You could hit MORE THAN $1200 real quick.
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