financial advice?

a call-in program on cnbc just told a 36? year old single lady to dump her home, even if she had to cut the price 10% more.

in return she could save a whopping $200 mo. while renting a smaller apt.

the goal? pay off her $40k in credit card bills with the monthly savings , since she's not going to realize any equity in this market.

this is financial advice?

I'm all for paying your bills but when do you sacrifice a home before defaulting on credit cards? which you could settle later?

she had $650 car expenses they didn't mention -- I thought she should get a $650 car! period.

mom's renting a room for $300 mo., is there room for another older lady? what about storing a car or belongings for $60-90 mo.

I'll bet this forum could come up with at least couple dozen ways to beat $200 savings from dumping a home.

C.T.C

Thanks for asking.

I think this advice is about as insane as it gets.

The standard credit card interest rate rule in Aust is 3% of the balance is the Minimal payment each month. Thus, with a debt of $40k, her min monthly payment Should be $1,200 a month. Which is a heck of a lot more than the $200 a month the Advice mentioned.

Also, at $200 a month, her $40k debt will take 200 months (16.6 years) to pay off.

And there's a pretty good bet that within the next 16 years, her Equity will go up, right?

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