Eagles fans mortgage homes for money to follow team (seems crazy to me!)

[HuckleB]

Maybe I'm just overly judgmental...

Some fans of Eagles put homes on line for money to follow team

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1107522171244970.xml

"Kevin P. O'Donoghue planned to attend today's Super Bowl. When he gets back, he figured, he'll worry about the house he mortgaged to watch his beloved Eagles.

He's not alone. Some championship-deprived Philadelphians are so desperate to get down to Jacksonville, Fla., for the big game that they're borrowing against their homes to pay for the tickets.

O'Donoghue, who was 11 the last time his team made it to the Super Bowl, promised himself he'd be there if they ever made it again -- no matter what it took.

After the Eagles advanced to their first Super Bowl in 24 years, O'Donoghue told his wife: "I don't care if we have to mortgage our house, I'm going."

She replied, "Wait a minute, maybe that's a good idea."

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Philly Fans' Financial Fumble

http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2005/mft05020427.htm

"Forgive me; my head is racing. It's not often I hear about a financial move so monumentally stupid that I'm blitzed by potential story titles. But when the Associated Press reported that desperate Philadelphia Eagles fans were borrowing against their homes for game tickets, I struck headline gold:

Philly's Financial Idiocy
Egad, Eagles Fans!
Winning the Super Bowl of Stupidity
Diehard Fans; Dunderheaded Finances
Robbing Peter to Play Ball

As one financially challenged follower told the Associated Press: "Sometimes the cards are maxed out, and you gotta do what you gotta do." What he had to do was apply for a $4,000 home equity line of credit to pay for a Super Bowl package.

How about this option: If you can't afford it, you don't gotta do it.

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