The point is that depreciation is not the most important consideration when considering whether to finance something.
The most important consideration is the return on investment. If the equipment will allow you to make more money than you pay in financing plus depreciation, then you should buy it today even if it requires financing. You’re not buying it because you expect it to appreciate.
And if you use a car to get to work, then the return on investment is your entire income. So if you need to finance a car to get to work, then finance it.
Right but people don’t work the way businesses do. If everyone bought a car only when they needed a car to get to work and back the world would be much much different.
So many people at my work make a third of what I make and I see their giant pickups. Me? I drive a small economy car.
The point is that depreciation is not the most important consideration when considering whether to finance something.
The most important consideration is the return on investment. If the equipment will allow you to make more money than you pay in financing plus depreciation, then you should buy it today even if it requires financing. You’re not buying it because you expect it to appreciate.
And if you use a car to get to work, then the return on investment is your entire income. So if you need to finance a car to get to work, then finance it.
Right but people don’t work the way businesses do. If everyone bought a car only when they needed a car to get to work and back the world would be much much different.
So many people at my work make a third of what I make and I see their giant pickups. Me? I drive a small economy car.