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TempleOfIron · 2019-01-30T22:07:41+00:00

Debt when I was in a relationship:

£9,000 all related to 'im bored why dont we ever go anywhere' debt.

A year MGTOW: £0 and now I have fuck you money

DWShimoda · 2019-01-30T21:44:38+00:00

Slightly misleading, because it's not necessarily "NET" debt.

IOW, it doesn't take into account the value of assets (per example: house) versus the liability (remaining principle on the mortgage on that house).

Nevertheless it DOES have some value... especially for MGTOW.

Firstly, it illustrates just how much LESS "work" single men (as opposed to "coupled" men in relationships or with families) will have to engage in over their lifetime -- work in slavery/servitude to financial institutions -- and even though that OUGHT to be obvious, seeing it in "graphic" form can be helpful.

Secondly, especially if you look at the bottom section -- it demonstrates that being "high income" isn't necessarily all it's cracked up to be -- since invariable (hedonic treadmill) a significant portion of that income will end up servicing debt (i.e. not stay in your hands for long, but be xferred to the financial industry in payment of interest -- even at a relatively "modest" interest rate of say 5% -- $200k+ of debt will likely mean $10k+ per year in interest (to say nothing of the fact that since that debt will probably be on an oversized/overpriced house, probably an even higher amount $20k+ will be paid in property taxes on that house {and of course a significant amount on utilities, upkeep, maintenance, etc).

Finally, it can serve to demonstrate how -- if one is "debt free" (and particularly if one also owns outright assets like a home, vehicles, ad has some cash savings/investments) -- one CAN have a "low income" (which also means low taxes), and nevertheless still be comparatively relatively VERY well off (certainly in terms of being "in control" of one's life & time, not having to work to pay the piper on that debt).

theoracleofosiris · 2019-01-31T01:12:51+00:00

Interesting to note that 2 singles with no children has less debt than 1 couple with no children.

Given the gender pay gap, that only means men have been working harder to pay off the extra debt that their voluntarily underemployed lower earning wives have brought into the union.

Yet women control 70-80% of household expenditure.

Moral of the story: if you’re a married man, you will have to be working harder and for longer to earn more money that will be spent by your wife.

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Author	Momonman
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Date	January 30, 2019 8:40 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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Slightly misleading, because it's not necessarily "NET" debt.