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Re:Life at the Margin: How I got $25,000 in debt by quickthrower2 on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @10:39PM (#36980732)
tl;dr: borrowed money to live because asset rich

Even better might have been to borrow $25k more to buy the assets in the first place, then the interest is tax deductible possibly

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Re:Life at the Margin: How I got $25,000 in debt by nocoiner on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @10:55PM (#36980825)
Well, yeah, if he’s a corporation.
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Re:Life at the Margin: How I got $25,000 in debt by quickthrower2 on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @11:58PM (#36981199)
Not sure how US tax works but in Australia an individual can borrow to invest and deduct interest.
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Re:Life at the Margin: How I got $25,000 in debt by nocoiner on Thursday August 03, 2023 @04:22AM (#36982895)
I believe from the facts that are known, he’s quite obviously not Australian, so alas, probably no deductibility for personal debt.
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Re:Life at the Margin: How I got $25,000 in debt by sgerenser on Thursday August 03, 2023 @07:42AM (#36984411)
The U.S. also has an “investment interest expense” deduction[1]. Normally this is used with margin interest, but if any other type of loan (e.g. credit card advance) is taken out specifically to invest in securities, interest on said loan becomes deductible investment interest as well.

[1] https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p550.pdf

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Re:Life at the Margin: How I got $25,000 in debt by WinnieRallycar on Thursday August 03, 2023 @01:48AM (#36981885)
The concept of borrowing against your investments is new to me, but it reminded me of debt recycling against your home. In principle, I can see the advantage, but like all debt it requires great discipline. With "only" $75k in assets, I agree with you that he'd be wiser to purchase more stocks than fund his lifestyle.
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