The missus and I took out a 30 year mortage and, by declaring it our enemy, paid it off in full in 15 years. We're debt-free because we don't treat credit as free money. Think we'll get written up in the Times?
Hardly! You're B O R I N G L Y normal!
And responsible!
Sadly, newspapers ONLY write about mordant idiots and you aren't one. Ergo, you will NEVER be written up!
Ditto here. Some good friends of ours just went 500,000 in debt for a house and they are in their 50's. They can hardly afford food.
We live in a $174,000 house that is paid for.