What should you do then if you have a high lease payment and you are like so many debt averse Americans (that just sounds strange to be coming off my keyboard) and are de-leveraging (paying off debt and not incurring new debt) and dare I suggest, PAYING CASH for your next car (Dave Ramsey will be so proud of us both)?

My husband and I always operated under the premise that each house would be a stepping stone to the next bigger, better home. Our first house was purchased with an ARM loan, and we sold it about a year before the balloon payment was due. This house was never supposed to be our long-term home, but a stepping stone for a few years. We viewed buying and selling a house like trading cars, and it was often easier, in fact, than buying another car.

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