Depends on ur discipline and needs.
If u jenis yg no discipline, take asb loan...u hospitalized ka, kahwin ka, dapat anak ka, car broke down ka, petrol naik rege ka, mau beli rumah ka, u have to bayar to bank / terminate loan kalau xmampu bayar.
If u know cincai2 (after consider any unexpected event) u can save at least 1k a month, better don't sign for loan.
4 years ago i use loan coz wanna force to save. after 13 months i terminate to get money. That saved me during that day.
Now i know i got much spare so decide to not use asb. I did all the calculation in Excel and found out a very surprising fact:
Case scenario 1 : asb loan 100k term 10 yrs, monthy rm1059..
Total bayar ke bank: 1059*12*10 = rm127,080
Jumlah pendapatan (yearly div stays in asb, assume div 7%, include amount 100k):
rm196,714Untung bersih (money in asb after 10yrs - total pay to bank): rm69,634
Case scenario 2 : no loan, install rm1059 to asb monthly for 10 years..
Total bayar ke bank: rm0
Jumlah pendapatan (1059*12*10, consider all dividen assuming 7%, never withdraw $) :
rm182,237Untung bersih : rm182,237
Using Excel, correct me if wrong. U see? nearly triple profit compare to loan.