return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years agoAmerican Debt: The typical American household is now paying a record $1,583 a month in various loanswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up1259arrow-down19
arrow-up1250arrow-down1external-linkAmerican Debt: The typical American household is now paying a record $1,583 a month in various loanswww.cbsnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square43linkfedilink
minus-squareTowardsTheFuture@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 years agoI mean… that’s a mortgage. So if that counts, then yeah. Sad part is most of those paying that much on top of rent (which is also that much.)
minus-squarepdxfed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 years agoMortgage and student loans were included, which makes these numbers generally meaningless since those two have been nearly non-discretionary for decades (just stating the fact not endorsing the structure of it).
minus-squareWrench@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoJust the interest, or including principal? Because there’s a work of difference between the two.
minus-squareWrench@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years ago$1600 in rent? Fuck, I’d be elated to pay that.
I mean… that’s a mortgage. So if that counts, then yeah. Sad part is most of those paying that much on top of rent (which is also that much.)
Mortgage and student loans were included, which makes these numbers generally meaningless since those two have been nearly non-discretionary for decades (just stating the fact not endorsing the structure of it).
Just the interest, or including principal? Because there’s a work of difference between the two.
$1600 in rent? Fuck, I’d be elated to pay that.