How do people with a job literally have ZERO money in their bank?

OfTheCross

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the interest u pay on a credit card is far greater than the interest u pay on ur mortgage. if u can pay off the house and still have emergency fund money, then do it. if not, then I think ur better off keeping the mortgage.

right now, I think if I sold off all my assets (besides my house), I could scrape together the money to pay off my mortgage right now. but I'm not going to liquidate assets to pay off a debt with a 3% interest rate.


I disagree.

I looked at my amortization schedule and if I owe 50k on the mortgage that's still like 40 payments left paying like $100 a month in interest. That's $4,000 in interest.

Just pay it off now.


Say you have an emergency and you gotta charge $10k on a credit card...you can make two $5k payments and be done with it only costing you like $200 in interest.


Edit: it's not only about the rate. It's about the balance and how many payments you got left
 

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Just mentioned in another thread on how this girl told me she has a $4 in her account and she has a full time job :damn:

Niccas need some money management skills.

it's a travesty that they teach kids bullshyt in school like algebra, that has no application in the real world, but no basic banking or budgeting classes. that shyt should be mandatory.

but of course they don't wanna teach you skills that would potentially keep you out of debt, cuz that's exactly what they want u to be. in debt.
 

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Needle stuff is worse imo

Models and rock and roll stars really like heroin so it has an artsy vibe. Heroin chic is a thing.

Any updates breh :lupe:
Damn, breh :dahell: That's from 2016 :laff:

Nah, I'm good. I was DOWN BAD. Mostly because I spent my post college years moving state to state, either underemployed, unemployed or in a bullshyt job.

Wasn't fukking with my father and my mother (RIP) couldn't help financially.

Finally got a job around that post.

I'm good, but, looking to do a whole lot better with a side hustle. I reached the top of the job I got now.

Could get more responsibilities, but, it wouldn't be better pay or more benefits. Dipping out soon, but, need to save.


I never understand why people pay off an entire bill with one check. I always split mine between two checks & it’s always on time

@beaniemac never knew the struggles he can’t relate :mjpls:

Oh nah credit cards get paid. I’m talking rent, car notes , utilities etc

Good point.
 

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it's a travesty that they teach kids bullshyt in school like algebra, that has no application in the real world, but no basic banking or budgeting classes. that shyt should be mandatory.

but of course they don't wanna teach you skills that would potentially keep you out of debt, cuz that's exactly what they want u to be. in debt.

I agree. The bigger travesty is they have no one to teach them at home. The school system isn't going to help a black family break a generational curse they put them in..
 

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Broke boy babble. If you're working full time and earning a decent income, you are able to have at least s few thousand saved up for an emergency situation

I say if you can pay your rent/mortgage from one weeks pay, you should be doing decent if you know how to budget.

The problem with budgeting is that it makes you feel like you're oppressed. Nobody likes to feel oppressed. So they spend stupidly, and blame outside forces for their issues.
 

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I don’t live paycheck to paycheck but this is very judge mental and corny. Worry about your own shyt. Americans are noisy as hell.
 
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