Comments on: Debt is Slavery, Part 4: Retirement is not about age http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/04/28/debt-is-slavery-part-4-retirement-is-not-about-age/ Personal finance, commentary, and spending less the easy way Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:26:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Super Saver http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/04/28/debt-is-slavery-part-4-retirement-is-not-about-age/comment-page-1/#comment-48659 Super Saver Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:19:23 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/04/28/debt-is-slavery-part-4-retirement-is-not-about-age/#comment-48659 MBH, I would add a good retirement is also about health - good health and good health insurance. Combine that with the right amount of money, and one can retire at any age :-) I also agree that debt can be a BIG hinderance to retiring. MBH,

I would add a good retirement is also about health – good health and good health insurance. Combine that with the right amount of money, and one can retire at any age :-)

I also agree that debt can be a BIG hinderance to retiring.

]]> By: traineeinvestor http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/04/28/debt-is-slavery-part-4-retirement-is-not-about-age/comment-page-1/#comment-48461 traineeinvestor Sun, 29 Apr 2007 08:03:15 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/04/28/debt-is-slavery-part-4-retirement-is-not-about-age/#comment-48461 While the idea of being debt free is a common one (especially as people near retirement), I still fail to understand the "all debt is bad" mentalilty. At the end if teh day, debt is a lever. Use it well and it can be a very good thing. Use it badly and it is a very bad thing. Personally, as long as the cost of funding is meaningfully below the expected rate of return, I like using debt with my investments. I'm not alone in reaching this conclusion: http://aprivateportfolio.blogspot.com/2007/04/confirming-obvious.html While the idea of being debt free is a common one (especially as people near retirement), I still fail to understand the “all debt is bad” mentalilty. At the end if teh day, debt is a lever. Use it well and it can be a very good thing. Use it badly and it is a very bad thing. Personally, as long as the cost of funding is meaningfully below the expected rate of return, I like using debt with my investments.

I’m not alone in reaching this conclusion: http://aprivateportfolio.blogspot.com/2007/04/confirming-obvious.html

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