Why Are Chinese People Smarter About Mortgages than Americans?

Jeffrey Goodman
9 min readOct 11, 2022

Blunt talk about why American homeowners are often such screwups when it comes to managing their mortgage and family financials.

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Homeowners in many countries have been forced to come to grips with new finance realities that have gone from being friendly and risk-free to hostile and fraught with risk.

But some people are reacting more smartly than others.

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Jeffrey Goodman
Jeffrey Goodman

Written by Jeffrey Goodman

Navigating facts and numbers to help people. Strong opinions on climate change and healthcare. Objective, not neutral. MIT engineer, Wharton MBA.