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Bengus81

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8. It's real simple,you'll still be making, or trying to make payments when your retired

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 07:38 AM

6 hrs ago

You get behind five bucks or miss a payment the bank swoops in and forecloses on a home that you damn near have paid off. They've made 100's of thousands in interest AND get the home back.

WIN WIN for those fuckers...........

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It's real simple,you'll still be making, or trying to make payments when your retired Bengus81 6 hrs ago #8