{"id":1358,"date":"2026-06-22T23:53:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lighteningweightloss.com\/wealth\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2026-06-22T23:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:53:55","slug":"if-you-dont-understand-debt-you-dont-understand-wealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighteningweightloss.com\/wealth\/?p=1358","title":{"rendered":"If You Don&#8217;t Understand Debt, You Don&#8217;t Understand Wealth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oXzx2nH3vxo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Most people sort their debt into &#8220;good&#8221; and &#8220;bad&#8221; \u2014 and it&#8217;s quietly making them poorer. Whether debt builds your wealth or destroys it has almost nothing to do with what you borrowed for. It comes down to one number most borrowers have never calculated. 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