Originally Posted by
Koyote
However, the purchase did not make me money - the purchase did not make me a profit. That still entailed spending money that would have otherwise been in an investment fund earning a nice return.
Sure, but I don't understand why the comparison with
not buying something entered this branch of the discussion. What I originally responded to was a comparison in relative affordability between two options in which something
was purchased:
Originally Posted by
Koyote
Just to be clear, financing - even at 0% interest - does not make anything "more affordable." It just spreads out the payments.
This is all that I was ever responding to.