QUOTE(S3phiroth @ Aug 13 2018, 11:49 AM)
Why real interest rate is so important?
Let me ask u (especially young people) one question:
U have 2 choices to borrow rm10000 from:-
1. Crap Ah Long who charge u current 1% interest rate per week, daily repayment and payback period of 365 days.
2. Credit card cash advance with standard 5% cash advance fee and interest rate of 18% per annum. For sake of comparison, u will pay off the loan in 365 days with daily repayment schedule too.
Now tell me, which option will u take? why?
p/s: Rich or rich-wannabe need not to learn. Just let other poor people make some money out of u.

p/p/s: if u r young and yet to commit in huge sum of loan, not rich or not rich-wannabe, then u better not to think in layman way of interest rate mindset. Learn how it works and i guarantee u will save hundreds if not tens of thousand of interest for your entire life.
for sake of making clear to everyone, here's is my calculation (
S3phiroth correct me if wrong):
1) simple interest 52% Per annum. pay back everyday, total interest paid over one year = $2,246.24
2) 18% nominal rate per annum, actual amount loan = $9500. total interest paid for 10K loan amount after one year = $852. plus the cost of the loan fee = $500. total cost to borrow 10000 = $1352.
PS: I use
https://www.calculator.net/loan-calculator.html, set compound to annualy and payback everyday. under Amortized Loan: Paying Back a Fixed Amount Periodically
This post has been edited by moosekaka: Aug 13 2018, 12:40 PM