Hello! I just need your opinion about personal loans. My family are planning to go on a vacation by the end of the month. We are thinking of getting a personal loan to cover all the expenses so we don't have to sacrifice our savings. Do you think it is a good idea? I've been searching online of a company that offers good deals like low interest rates and payable up to 60 months. Thanks!
I do not think that is a good idea. If you can afford to pay it from savings, do that. Be careful of some random company offering special low rates, there may be hidden charges. If you are set on getting some personal loan, then try lendingtree.com and see what you can find.
Gonna have to agree with Gil. Taking out a loan should always be a last resort and I don't think taking a vacation is something you should be doing if it means you have to take out a loan to do it, but that's just me. Debt is never a good thing when it comes to personal finance and should be avoided at all costs. Use the savings if you can afford it, and if you can't, postpone the vacation and save up until you can afford to take it without it affecting your financial situation.
I agree with Gil & Tormented Why keep the saving to get a loan .... maybe you pay more interest then what you get with your deposit/investment if ever you have a long term investment and can't disinvest without paying without paying penalties some banks will forward the money require with special conditions (years ago I got a lump of money for 3 weeks and got charged just commissions) but I don't know if the banks there (USA) practice these modalities (?) a loan for six months to go on holiday I would stay at home and go out more often with the money I can afford but that is JMHO
If you are really looking for an answer if you should take a loan - definitely NO. If you came here having decided already to take it and the thing you need is simply to justify it... Well, good luck with your vacation and I really hope it's worth it
Or spend the money on vodka, get really drunk and pretend you are on vacation! That could be cheaper and easier!
Thanks for everyone who posted their responses and made me realize how stupid of an idea it was to get a personal for a family vacation. It's a good thing I asked here. It really helped that people here are very honest and straightforward. TBH, I was already looking into borrowing money from a CU that my sister suggested. I think I made the wrong decision if (again) if I hadn't asked your opinions! Thanks a bunch and expect more silly money decisions from me. LoL. Thanks again for saving me in this one
at least someone well mannered to comment after everyone posted... many don't even bother... well done nylonm. here we say >>> do not take the step longer then your leg <<< in English I think it is equivalent to >> do not bite off more than you can chew IMO always spend the money that you got ( of course after putting a bit aside for the raining days) if you organize yourself., you can have a nice break/vacation by staying at home.. and spend only the money you can afford JMHP good luck
Well that I agree with. I used to live in a country with very volatile currency, so people there have developed the habit of spending much of their salary as fast as possible just to be able to get most out of it, since otherwise they'd lose like 10%/month of their money due inflation anyway.
This has already been said, but yes....the answer is no, don't do it. Taking out a loan is something that you should only do if you have absolutely no other choice, otherwise you will just end up with crazy debt and a bad credit score. Student loans and mortgages are the only ok reasons to take a loan, in my opinion. My personal rule is, if I can't pay for it in cash (savings), then I can't afford it and need to wait until I can. I watched my parents drown under consumer debt. That is never an ok situation to be in. Avoid it at all costs.
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i also don't think that borrowing money for a vacation is a good idea. what you have to do is save if you want to go on vacation
Taking a loan for a vacation will lead you to spending money that you won't allow to spend in usual situation. And such habits can make your financial situation make worse only. But I'm curious, for what purposes you save money?
I guess, many have advised to not get a loan to go on a vacation. Though I would also advice against it but i wouldn’t know what your situation is so I won’t write a whole post asking you to not do it. So my friend had recently taken a personal loan from Upwards to pay his daughter’s college fee. This personal loan platform is online and it’s not a bank. I was a bit startled when he mentioned all of this to me. But apparently the platform is legit and the services are good as well. You can check the documents required for personal loan by Upwards. The process is very simple and doesn’t require a lot of documentation and waiting, with flexible tenure. I hope this helps you out with your plan.
Loan for vacation seems to be strongly advised against in this wealth building forum. . I 7th or 8th that viewpoint.
Well, not if you get a good deal on the loan, like 0% promotional rate on a credit card and you have the means and the intention to pay it back in full before interest is due. If you have little money and want to enjoy a vacation on someone's else money then no.
It's not a good idea to get a loan so you can go on vacation. you should not spend your savings either. what you should do is have separate savings just for vacations
I agree, that this is a tough time for the economy, so if you stay you saved a lot of money and that's great. Especially it is not very clear with the coronavirus
I need a loan for personal expenses, which is good for me a personal loan or a loan against gold and where can i get it at the lowest interest ?
