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Nadine Higgins

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

So we will pick Adam's brain about that in just a moment.

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

Welcome back to the Prosperity Project.

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

I wanted to ask you, Adam, about putting a car on the house.

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

And look, normally that would be a massive no-no.

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

But in this instance, when we're talking about electric vehicles with green loans, some of the interest rates are sharp.

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

But what do I need to know about those deals before I go and buy myself a Tesla?

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

You'll be paying for the car long after you are no longer driving the car.

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

Yeah, which sounds too good to be true, right?

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

0%?

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

So it becomes a cash flow issue.

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

Correct.

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

It's cheap money, but it's going to put some pressure on your pocket.

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

Still pretty amazing.

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

So at the end of three years, my 1% becomes whatever the prevailing interest rate is at that time.

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

And I've only paid a little bit of it off.

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

Yeah.

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

So would you prioritize though paying off the 1% debt or do you put that against some more expensive debt in the meantime while you've got the 1%?

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

Yeah.

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

Which is what we all did when it was at 2%, right?

The Prosperity Project
The mortgage traps costing Kiwis thousands

Unfortunately, too many people did that.