Sentences with phrase «being in debt longer»

But keep this in mind: choosing a longer repayment plan means you'll be in debt longer and you could pay more in the end for your total debt.

Honey that just means you'll be in debt a long time because you're more concerned with the monthly payment than paying it off, you're nowhere near marriage material in my opinion.

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Times editorial board member Elizabeth Williamson writes that wealthier tech employees seem to support Clinton; meanwhile, those living in «a less glamorous Silicon Valley, inhabited by brainy young people whose long hours power the big companies and whose college debt is so heavy that some of them can't even qualify for a credit card» are «feeling the Bern.»

The eventual restructuring of Greece's debt was too long in coming and inadequately done.

James Dean, an economist at Simon Fraser University who has studied sovereign - debt crises in Latin America, Asia and Europe over four decades, says one of the great paradoxes of sovereign debt is that countries can manage heavy burdens for a long time.

But if you think that fighting Russian aggression in Eastern Europe is important to maintain political and economic stability in the region, then taking a softer line on Greek debt may be worthwhile in the long run.

The bonds of iHeartMedia have long been in the basket of «distressed debt,» meaning their prices have fallen so far to where their yields are at least 10 percentage points higher than equivalent Treasury yields.

I'm not interested in raising equity; remember, equity is more expensive than debt, and can be very expensive in the long run.

«If the BOJ were to ease policy, it would therefore be most natural for it to increase government debt purchases and target longer - dated bonds,» Kuroda said in a confirmation hearing in the lower house of parliament.

Even though our activities are likely to result in a lower national debt over the long term, I sometimes hear the complaint that the Federal Reserve is enabling bad fiscal policy by keeping interest rates very low and thereby making it cheaper for the federal government to borrow.

That should ensure that borrowing costs will remain low, but in the longer - run trade deficits and shrinking current account surpluses could threaten Japan's ability to finance a debt pile that is twice the size of its economy, the highest ratio in the developed world.

It was millions of dollars in debt, with little hope for long - term recovery.

While credit card debt is generally something you should avoid, loans are actually beneficial as long as you use them responsibly — especially when there's no interest for a set period, like in this case.

Dr. Greenspan has long been concerned that the high US government debt levels are going to cause a Greek - like implosion in the USA.

And at a time of political uncertainly and rising U.S. government debt, where the long - term viability of pillars of retirement - age financial security like Medicare and Social Security is increasingly in doubt, the urgency of preparing for a long post-career life becomes that much greater.

There is no precedent in the euro zone to address the debt pile of a bailed - out county and that's why discussions on Greece's debt are taking so long, the Luxembourg finance minister told CNBC.

«The rule is an important first step and will benefit some consumers who need relief the most, but a great deal of work is still needed to ensure that American families are no longer ensnared in the debt trap of high interest, abusive loans,» Michael Best, director of advocacy outreach at Consumer Federation of America, said in a statement.

Debt collection has long been a troubling issue in China, and recent developments in online credit services have led to the emergence of platforms offering «freelance debt collection» serviDebt collection has long been a troubling issue in China, and recent developments in online credit services have led to the emergence of platforms offering «freelance debt collection» servidebt collection» services.

In the long run, Wanda has said the deal with Sunac will help it to reduce its debt pile and that it would be able to repay many other loans.

Without much more generous debt relief, Greece will be back in deep trouble before long.

As a consequence, the government's fiscal and debt position is no longer commensurate with a rating in the A range or even at the top of the Baa range.

The question is becoming more important by the day since it carries over $ 5 billion in long - term debt.

COPENHAGEN, Oct 2 - Debt - laden Danish shipping group Torm A / S has struck a long - awaited deal with its banks that will see them take a majority stake in the firm in exchange for extending $ 1.8 billion of debt and giving it access to fresh fuDebt - laden Danish shipping group Torm A / S has struck a long - awaited deal with its banks that will see them take a majority stake in the firm in exchange for extending $ 1.8 billion of debt and giving it access to fresh fudebt and giving it access to fresh funds.

While Rodgers acknowledged Penney has significant financial constraints (it has $ 5.3 billion in long term debt), he is still making modest investments on a few essential things.

Longer - term financing contracts, and the resulting increase in consumer debt, also meant more owners were «underwater» — that is, they owed more on their loans than their cars were worth.

The basic problem is that during each recession, governments increase their debt load to stimulate the economy and maintain (or even increase) services, but rarely cut back on their debt loads or services during the prosperous times — creating a long - term upward trend in indebtedness that Tony Boeckh of The Boeckh Investment Letter calls the «debt supercycle.»

The company recently reported updated long - term debt of about $ 4.8 billion, most of which has been generated from its burgeoning portfolio of original content, according to the most recent quarterly earnings call in July.

There has been a public debate about whether Canadians will have sufficient income in retirement given that generally people live longer, that there are more people of retirement age and that savings rates are low debt levels high.

Taking on debt is also cheaper in the long run than the time and consulting fees involved in selling equity in a company.

In other words, it is no longer dependent on savings, credit card debt, loans from friends and family, angel investments, or any other outside sources of capital.

The company has $ 9.5 billion in long - term debt and some experts are wondering if Tesla will be able to pay all of its bills because of the repeated losses.

The deal, which is still making its way through Congress after an eleventh hour push from party bigs, has three main components: It immediately raises the debt ceiling, includes around $ 2.1 trillion in spending cuts over the next 10 years, and creates a special Congressional committee to come up with long term deficit - reduction suggestions by this Thanksgiving.

The entire power grid is outdated and infrastructure upgrades long abandoned, the result of an island government deeply in debt which was enabled by zealous Wall Street investment houses.

Companies, then, are using these final days of a near - zero fed funds rate to lock in lots of debt, and for the longest payment period possible.

The troubled drugmaker said it had lowered its debt by $ 1.3 billion in the latest quarter, and that its long - term debt was $ 28.54 billion as of March 31.

Chris Hurt, a professor of agricultural economics at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., said in a recent presentation that the U.S. Federal Reserve's quantitative easing (that is, the practice of issuing money to buy long - term government debt) likely elevated U.S. farmland prices.

But the serial acquirers that defined the last decade of specialty pharma dealmaking — Teva Pharmaceuticals, Valeant Pharmaceuticals, and Endo International — are no longer in the position to take on bigger deals, as they're all saddled with too much debt.

There is no precedent in the euro zone to address the debt pile of a bailed - out county and that's why the discussions on Greek debt are taking so long, the Luxembourg finance minister told CNBC.

«Too many borrowers seeking a short - term cash fix are saddled with loans they can not afford and sink into long - term debt,» CFPB Director Richard Cordray said in a prepared statement.

(Bloomberg)-- An investment fund that's seeking a payout from the Cuban government on more than $ 1.3 billion in defaulted debt and back interest has hired the lawyer who won a settlement for hedge funds in a long - running legal battle against Argentina.

These are the very same retirees who in many cases binged on debt, neglected their retirement savings and thus will have to stay in the work force longer.

The amount of debt that is projected under the extended baseline would reduce national saving and income in the long term; increase the government's interest costs, putting more pressure on the rest of the budget; limit lawmakers» ability to respond to unforeseen events; and increase the likelihood of a fiscal crisis, an occurrence in which investors become unwilling to finance a government's borrowing unless they are compensated with very high interest rates.

Progress in a few areas has been solid: slashing of bureaucratic red tape has led to a surge in new private businesses; full liberalization of interest rates seems likely following the introduction of bank deposit insurance in May; Rmb 2 trillion (US$ 325 billion) of local government debt is being sensibly restructured into long - term bonds; tighter environmental regulation and more stringent resource taxes have contributed to a surprising two - year decline in China's consumption of coal.

Debt interest costs are fully tax deductible as a business expense and in the case of long term financing, the repayment period can be extended over many years, reducing the monthly expense.

In all these cases the effect of debt deflation extracting interest is not only on spending — and hence on current prices — but on the economy's long - term ability to produce, by eating into natural resources and the environment as well as society's manmade capital stock.

For instance, equity crowdfunding is not a great solution at an early, early stage, because it can be really expensive in the long term, when you have a low valuation... So we would help an entrepreneur understand, well, let's look at debt - based crowdfunding,» he says.

Just as significant as the ratings downgrades may be the suspension on Friday of the creditor talks in Greece — whose debt S. & P. long ago gave junk status.

With debt financing, the fixed repayment schedule and the high cost of loan repayment can make it difficult for a business to expand while with equity financing, money is invested in the business in exchange for equity - there is no fixed repayment schedule and investors generally have a long term goal of return on investment.

-LSB-...] and better long term performance is why I like to invest in private equity or venture debt with multi-year lockup agreements.

I have long been a strong advocate of debt - financed public investment in the context of low interest rates and a decaying US infrastructure, so I was glad to see Mr Trump emphasise it.