There are many things to consider when taking out a loan and one of the most important is whether you can repay it. To find out, several factors must be taken into consideration. Your net income is a good place to start. You need to know how much you clear per month and whether there are one or two incomes.
Job security should be taken into account when taking out a loan. Once, people could expect to stay in their job for a lifetime, but these days such security is rare. If your job were to fold at any given time, would you still be able to cope with repayments? And if you do get the loan and are locked into meeting specific payments every month, would you be happy to commit to the same job for years until you've repaid the loan? If you are doing a job you hate, this is an important consideration.
Another thing to consider when taking out a loan is your future plans. Do you have dependents now and is this likely to increase in the coming years? Most people want to start a family at some time. Experts consider that your debt should not exceed more than 35/40% of your gross income. What you can borrow and what you should borrow may be two different things.
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