So much of the junk we're facing in our world economy is thanks to the fact that for the last ten years or so the world chose to use - and abuse - the credit system. Smart borrowing is an art, and the world population (but especially we in the United States) have made an absolute mess of it. Our incomes couldn't possibly keep pace with our borrowing, we have all but abandoned the habit of saving for the future, and the current state of things is what we're reaping.
The biggest indicator of how poorly we've borrowed over the last few years is the housing market; let's face it - you can't afford a $300,000 home when you earn less than $60,000 per year. It's simple math, and it's not the government's fault you can't pay your mortgage. Now the responsible members of society will pay the bills of the irresponsible in the form of tax-funded bailouts.
All we can do is learn the lesson, which is that you should only borrow money wisely, and for profit. And by those rules, you really have no business ever borrowing money via personal signature loans, or any other short term borrowing vehicle. In fact, you should avoid them at all cost if you can possibly help it.
Why not? Well, because these types of loans nearly always carry terrible interest rates and bad terms. If you choose to borrow cash in this way you can end up paying in excess of 100% interest as well as hundreds of dollars in fees. How could that ever be a smart move?
So, it's always going to be a terrible move, but sometimes I suppose using these kinds of loans will be unavoidable. You might lose your job due to an unfair boss who fired you just because you nicked his car pulling out of the parking stall at the office. Next thing you know you're out of a job.
Of course that's not fair and technically you could sue him. But do you have the money for a lawsuit? I doubt it.
The only remaining option may be to bite the bullet and head to your local bank or loan store. After all, your mortgage company isn't going to let you skip payments just because you have a crazy boss; they have big time cash problems of their own.
Here's my advice: borrow the absolute minimum you need to get by until you and secure a new job and your next paycheck. And take any job you can get - in this economy we can't really afford to get greedy or picky when it comes to making a few bucks. For the next few years it's in all of our best interest to do whatever is (legally and ethically) necessary to feed our families and keep our bills paid. - 16928
The biggest indicator of how poorly we've borrowed over the last few years is the housing market; let's face it - you can't afford a $300,000 home when you earn less than $60,000 per year. It's simple math, and it's not the government's fault you can't pay your mortgage. Now the responsible members of society will pay the bills of the irresponsible in the form of tax-funded bailouts.
All we can do is learn the lesson, which is that you should only borrow money wisely, and for profit. And by those rules, you really have no business ever borrowing money via personal signature loans, or any other short term borrowing vehicle. In fact, you should avoid them at all cost if you can possibly help it.
Why not? Well, because these types of loans nearly always carry terrible interest rates and bad terms. If you choose to borrow cash in this way you can end up paying in excess of 100% interest as well as hundreds of dollars in fees. How could that ever be a smart move?
So, it's always going to be a terrible move, but sometimes I suppose using these kinds of loans will be unavoidable. You might lose your job due to an unfair boss who fired you just because you nicked his car pulling out of the parking stall at the office. Next thing you know you're out of a job.
Of course that's not fair and technically you could sue him. But do you have the money for a lawsuit? I doubt it.
The only remaining option may be to bite the bullet and head to your local bank or loan store. After all, your mortgage company isn't going to let you skip payments just because you have a crazy boss; they have big time cash problems of their own.
Here's my advice: borrow the absolute minimum you need to get by until you and secure a new job and your next paycheck. And take any job you can get - in this economy we can't really afford to get greedy or picky when it comes to making a few bucks. For the next few years it's in all of our best interest to do whatever is (legally and ethically) necessary to feed our families and keep our bills paid. - 16928
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