Good Debt and Bad Debt

Good Debt and Bad Debt
When you get into debt (or buying something using your credit card), it is very important to identify if the debt incurred is a good debt or a bad debt. Simply put, a good debt will have a very good potential to increase your cash flow and assets on a future date. Sometimes the same debt can become a good debt or bad debt, depending on how it is originated and managed. A student loan is generally considered as a good debt. But if you take a huge student loan and didn’t graduate and didn’t benefit from your education then ...

What is the student loan forgiveness program?

What is the student loan forgiveness program?
As Money Farmers, we consider most debt as bad. A debt is a good debt only when it is used to acquire cash flowing assets. Is the student loan a good debt? Well it depends. If the student loan is used to obtain a degree that is mostly guaranteed to land you in a well paying career, then it is a good debt. But if you accumulate student loans indiscriminately (Say $140,000 debt for a degree in political science or womens studies which may not be useful to lead you to a good paying career), then that student loan is ...