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		throwmeaway222 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why are so many Americans obsessed with working? because our mortgages are so large that if we lost our job we'd be f'd 6 ways til Sunday

gladiatr72 4 months ago [–]

Stacked on top of property taxes (in most states). Even with 65% of the principal paid, my monthly payment is twice what it was initially.

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