Why You Should Be Skeptical of Financial “Rules of Thumb”
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 1, 2013
The rule of thumb that states that it makes sense to spend 30% of your income each month on a housing payment doesn’t take into account the fact that you might have other debts, and that taking on more might over-leverage you. Markets and economic conditions change as well. The market might not return what you expect each year.
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