28 year old Mechanical Engineer $47'000 in debt

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_3t59TkT9eo

Mitch, 28, West Michigan

Self-describes as impulsive spender.

Career:

  • Mechanical Engineer at a "Large Furniture Manufacturer"

    • On the Factory floor "lots of boring stuff... lot of emails"

    • About a year

  • Just graduated from college last year

    • University of Alabama

      • Hybrid program transferred from Michigan State after a year and a half
  • $89'000

    • $2'281 biweekly after taxes/401k ($4'821 average monthly)

Debt/Expenses

  • Rent

    • Holland, MI

    • 1'600 a month, small apartment? 1 bed 1 bath

    • Utilities are an additional $100?

    • Internet is lumped in with rent payment, community internet thing?

  • Student Loans 31'000

    • About $370 monthly payment

    • between 4% and 6%, at least 5 different loans?

    • through nelnet

  • LifeStream Loans 17'000 total

    • 10'000 and a 7'000

    • One of these was a car loan for a '96 Toyota Celsior (?) (imported) ????

      • 60'000 miles

      • 280 monthly payment

      • 72 months

      • 5.34%

      • Going to try selling it this summer, thinks he can get a beater car for cheaper

      • thinks it's worth 13-16k

      • Premium gas only :marseyxd:

      • He's not driving this? Mentions that he's borrowing his parents' pickup

    • 7k is a debt consolidation loan

      • currently 5'600/7'000, minimum monthly is $339

      • Credit cards and a separate car loan (that car "is out of the picture now")

        • Got wrecked, other guy didn't have insurance
      • 8.19%

      • "All through college I paid for a lot of stuff with credit cards"

        • Had 4 cards, now has 1
  • Spent $700 on going out to eat

  • Bought $330 pair of boots (100 reimbursed by work)

  • Around 994 in minimum payments once Student Loans start back up

  • About $300 on gas each month?

  • Credit Card (nothing unpaid)

  • Car insurance is lumped in with his paystub somehow? His work pays for it?

Retirement:

  • About 26'000 total, mostly in the 401k

  • 401k 3% Company match

    • Vanguard
  • A few savings/checkings, didn't catch how much he has in these

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