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Owen Rascovitch

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1951 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

And I agree completely.

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

So another one that I did is just a really short, sweet one.

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

I bought a car when I was like 19, 20.

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

probably 20, I bought a ute, like a nice ute, using a personal loan, had like 17% interest.

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

Was it brand new?

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

No, it wasn't, which is probably the worst thing because- So you didn't get the nice bow.

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

It wasn't very reliable.

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

And it was a lot of money.

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

Like I could not afford it.

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

I had to go from bank to bank to bank to get a loan.

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

Yeah, it was a lot of money, whatever it was.

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

And then I had to get fully comp insurance and I had to get it through the bank that I got the loan through naturally.

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

And so this was just a disaster.

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

I had this loan for years.

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

It would have cost me double, I reckon, what... If you factored in all the extra costs of the car, it would have been double what the actual purchase price was.

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

And that just annihilates people at the most important time of their life financially.

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

So anyway, that's that one.

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

Okay.

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

Well, to be honest, one part of me says, well, good on you for giving things a try.

Australian Finance Podcast
Kate & Owen's Worst Investing & Money Mistakes

But the other side is kind of like, yeah, there's a lot of complexity, I guess.