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Old 04-13-2022, 07:38 AM   #21460
quasi
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Originally Posted by MG1 View Post
I survived 18% in the early 80's. Had no choice. Timing was bad.

Houses wer under 200k, but wages were like shit............ barely qualified for a mortgage.
What percentage of people do you think 18% would bankrupt today considering homes and most mortgages are probably 7-10x what they were in the 80s? I don't even have a big mortgage relatively speaking compared to some people but it would probably do me in.
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