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View Poll Results: How much money do you owe in your life?
$0 -- I have EVERYTHING including car, credit card, etc PAID OFF
26.79%
$1-$500 debt -- I have modest debt but nothing serious
12.50%
$500-$2000 -- I have minimal debt by todays standards but owe a good chunk
5.36%
$2000-$4000 -- I have a good amount of debt to pay off
12.50%
$4000-$8000 -- I have the "normal" U.S. national average in regards to overall debt
5.36%
$8000-$14000 -- I have a little larger than normal debt load
10.71%
$15,000-$25,000 -- I have a fairly high amount of debt that needs to be paid off
12.50%
$25,000+ -- I'm f**ked for life
7.14%
$25,000+ -- I make at least $50,000 a year so paying this off is no biggie
7.14%
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How much debt do you have?

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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 12:42 AM
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$0 right now... but come summer....$30K+
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 12:44 AM
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I barely fall into the 2-4k category, but with Friday'* loan payment it'll drop me down under 2k.
I owe 15xx on the SSEi, and a personal loan for $625 (left out of $1200 before Christmas).
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 12:45 AM
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About 12k on cards, over 60 in student loans(When at first you fail out of your physics program, don't try again), no car loans or any other debt.
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 01:24 AM
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mmm, well, about $800 on my card which will be the first thing i pay off when i start working this summer.

but then i have $16k in student loans so far, but those dont count yet since i dont have to pay them till im done
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 02:00 AM
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I have a card. Debt<500
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 09:39 AM
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Our Firehawk and Sonoma is our debt (other than real estate). $4500 is left between the two notes. I'd pay them off early, but the interest rates are so low, it'* like renting their money for free (3.9% on the Firehawk and 5% on the Sonoma). They'll both be done within the year, though.
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 09:55 AM
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$395 on Credit Card.
Mortgage paid off.
No car payments.
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:02 AM
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Enough....

However, my assets > my debts so it really doesn't matter. If I had to liquidate, I could easily cover my debts.

I carry a bit of a balance on my credit card, but my only true debt is a line of credit with about 10-15K owed. I owe money on my car, but I got it for a decent price so what I owe is pretty close to what I could get for it, hence not a huge debt.
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:06 AM
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Can't remember the last time I had any debt but then again that may be the reason why I'm trying to get a 11 year old car on the road when you puppies are driving newer models.

I'm jealous.
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:18 AM
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the only debt i have is my car. i still have 19,000 to go.
credit cards get paid off as soon as i get the bill or before

but the good news is that ill have the car paid off before the 5 years is up for sure.



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