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5 Times Going In Debt Makes Sense

5 Times Going In Debt Makes Sense

While getting yourself in a debt can be a big menace from which it is extremely impossible to get out, you will learn that there it is sometimes quite useful for yourself if you get in to debt. There are some ways that getting yourself in some debt will not harm you at all. 

In this article, we will be mentioning you and letting you know the 5 times at which if you fall under debt, it makes proper sense and it is not something to be worried about. People fall under a lot of debt, get interest added up and when the time exceeds, they find it extremely difficult to get relieved from the obligations of debt. Below we are mentioning the 5 times when going in debt makes sense. They are:

  • For pursuit of higher education

If you get a good educational degree there is a 99 percent chance for you to get a very good job. However, studying at a good college and university is equally important if you want to get the job of your dreams. 

So even though you are not financially stable to enroll yourself in a very good university, you should take loan in other words fall in debt and study until you achieve your degree. By the time you get a very good job, you can always pay off your debts. 

  • Coming under debt when buying a house

Mortgages are a very common type of debt. Not everyone can afford to buy a house on cash specially those who are doing jobs and having mediocre salaries. Mortgages come with a lot of risks but it is a great achievement as well as a great investment to buy a house for yourself. 

House prices increase every day and what prices you used to see years back must have doubled up which is why it is the best time to buy a house get in on mortgage and then slowly pay off your debts with time. 

  • Investments

If you want to invest in the stock market, or if you want to start a business, you will need a big amount of cash which you do not have. This is the time when coming under debt makes sense and feels okay. 

You can get loan and fall under debt and then establish your business. Once your business starts earning profit, you can always pay off your debts and be debt free again. 

  • Starting up a business

Starting a business or buying a business is one another type of falling under debt. You will need capital to start up a business and you also need to understand how debt will affect you. But you also need to educate yourself with the fact that growing up a business and then earning money in profit will give you a great chance to get relieved from debt. 

With the earning of profit and your business succeeding, you will realize that going in debt made sense after all.

  • Buying a vehicle

People disagree with this thought that buying a vehicle and falling in debt is useless and not worth it. However, not everyone has enough cash to buy a car for themselves. And taking a vehicle is a big necessity without which survival is quite difficult. 


In this case, applying for a loan in order to get a vehicle is a very smart and useful strategy of which you can make use of. Buying a car can be a good type of investment as well because there are some vehicles whose price increases with time and you can later onwards sell your vehicle on a greater price as well as pay your debts.

Wrapping up

So, these were 5 times when going in debt would make definite sense and I hope you got them all. It is true that falling under debt can cause great worry and distress but sometimes it is just okay and that it is okay to fall under debt. 

Apart from that, if you find no other way to get relief from debt you can also ask for help from debt relief programs. There are many debt relief programs and settlement companies across the world which provide help to distressed borrowers and relieve them from the tension of paying back their loan. 


Esther N. Phahla, CPA, A Professional Corporation
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