September 16, 2007

The wisest advice you'll ever hear - and so incredibly relevant during today's mortgage meltdown and housing crash


"Neither a borrower nor a lender be;
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."

- Shakespeare's Hamlet, 1603: LORD POLONIUS

8 comments:

OwenF said...

THat's pretty tough talk for a guy who dun got murdered.

FlyingMonkeyWarrior said...

Also known as the 'Wimpy Principle".

"I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today".

Wimpy from Popeye the Sailor Man

Anonymous said...

wow! if lending and borrowing 'dulls the edge of husbandry'
I can only imagine what it would do to 'wifeandry'

Anonymous said...

ARE YOU A CREDIT WHORE???

Still waiting for the T-shirts to go on sale.

Anonymous said...

I have an AMEX card with a 3.99% fixed for lifetime. I consolidated my debt to it. I figure with inflation running at 6% and going higher all the time, why not? I also have student loans at 4.25% along with a tax deduction on it.

Anonymous said...

Also known as the 'Wimpy Principle".

"I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today".

Wimpy from Popeye the Sailor Man-------------------------------------
A triple with cheese may take a Heloc in a few months.

Anonymous said...

So same advice to those on this board who are "shorting" the mortgage companies. Isn't shorting some kind of "borrowing"?

Anonymous said...

I have an AMEX card with a 3.99% fixed for lifetime.

Until they change the terms (they reserve that right for "lifetime" too!)