Quote from blackjack007:
mithos' reply is the only smart one here.
which is better:
1. $0 debt, $50k/ year income
2. $1mm debt, $400k/year income, $4m assets?
financially savvy people know how to utilize debt to make money. the rest don't know how to do that so they avoid debt.
I've seen too many people have those numbers collapse in the past 24 months
The 400K becomes 100K, the 4 million becomes 1 million assets, and they are trying to service the 1million debt with increasing interest and maintain their previous lifestyle on 100K or less.
Then bankruptcy kicks in.