{"id":172928,"date":"2026-10-16T00:52:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T17:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-problem-with-good-debt-why-borrowers-should-think-twice-about-the-label\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T17:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T10:19:15","slug":"the-problem-with-good-debt-why-borrowers-should-think-twice-about-the-label","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-problem-with-good-debt-why-borrowers-should-think-twice-about-the-label\/","title":{"rendered":"The problem with 'good debt': Why borrowers should think twice about the label"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMortgages and student loans are often called “good debt.” Experts say that label can hide the real question: Can you actually afford the risk?
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\nSource : cnbc.com
\nRead more…The problem with ‘good debt’: Why borrowers should think twice about the label<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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