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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 | 10:36 AM
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Car -- I owe $450, my last payment is this month...

College -- $7,000
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:59 AM
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$0.00 other than the house.

I try to aviod spending money I don't have.
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 11:23 AM
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I have ZERO debt.

Of course I am 19... and currently have no job, but no debts. My car was paid for in cash that I earned... and I make my money by doing tune-ups, oil changes, brakes, etc on the side. I do about 2-3 jobs a week, depending.

Living with Dad has its' bonuses, no rent... no utilities, just a cell phone bill.
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 11:25 AM
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I have 5 credit cards - 3 are $0 balance, and one will be canceled on the 22nd. No one needs 5 From the 2 that I do have, I have 11K between the two.

I have a signature loan with $1300 balance, and my 91 Suburban with $1800 balance.

No mortage. The Bonneville and Blazer are paid off

I'm sitting at $14,100. I don't think that is bad, but I do think that for the debt I have, it could have spent the money better!
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 11:35 AM
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$8k; student loans.

$300 on the credit card, which will be paid off next month (finally, it was over $4k, three months ago)
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 11:46 AM
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creditcard #1 - $2046.37

creditcard #2 - $2023.89

i am only 27 yrs young but i was injured and out of work for almost 2 yrs but for the last 5-6 months i been working a decent amount and plan on paying these off before they come after my sweet arse....

i was just trying to survive when times got tough but now i own my very first home and things are going great.. could not ask for more..

well maybe execpt for a black 95 series II supercharged bonneville..

then my life will be made...
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 11:47 AM
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I owe about $5,000 besides my mortgage. That isn't too bad.
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 12:41 PM
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Big fat zero for me, woohoo! But that'* only because of my great parents. They paid about two thirds of my college tuition (about $20K) and forgave it a few years ago after I had paid them a couple thousand or so.

It was pretty cool to plunk down cash (well, a check) for a three year old car.
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 12:50 PM
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Right now its the computer I just bought for $1100 and I paid $300 down so I have $800 in debt right now.

Living at home = only $1-200 in bills (helping my mother out)

I will have a credit card soon.... Just for emergencies and clothes. (I'm in the middle of going to a 4x and all my stuff is 3x)
Old Apr 16, 2008 | 01:21 PM
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Student loans - around $2k right now (first semester). They don't count right now though

Credit card - $0 - I put about $100 on monthly and pay it off monthly.

Car - Paid cash with money I got from graduation (bummer) because the driver who hit my other car was under insured. I'd have all my student loans paid off if it weren't for that *******.

I have $400 loaned out to a very good friend of mine that I've loaned over about $3k in the past three years. He pays me $75/mo (yes I charge interest). He'* NEVER missed/been late on anything he'* borrowed, and he helps me out if I'm in a pinch, so it works out great. He'* a college student and makes his money by wheeling and dealing custom/OEM parts for his TT, so his income isn't 100% consistent, but when it comes in... he'* rolling in it.



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