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0% installment phone trap

Money Concepts | Money Traps | S1E04

Published 2025-12-15Franchise The Fine PrintLength 49sViews 5.0K
The investigation

Stop paying double just to look rich.

We all want the latest iPhone. But buying it on installments doesn’t make it affordable, it just makes you poor.

The Hidden Math:

A 1 Lakh phone on “Zero Markup” often includes:

  • ~5.5% Processing Fees.
  • Bank Markups hidden in the tenure.
  • The Real Trap: Your entire Credit Card limit gets blocked. If you have a medical emergency, your card is dead because you spent it all on a phone.

The Street Trap:

Local shops asking for “Blank Cheques” or property deeds? That is not financing. That is a ticket to blackmail.

The Rule:

“Chadar dekh kar paon phailao.”

If you can’t buy it twice with cash, you can’t afford it.

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