21/07/2020
Letβs discuss which is better for your childβs financial education plan. Do we save now and earn interests early or borrow and pay off interests in the future?
To avoid the financial burden of tuition fee for your child, sensibly you would choose to save now and earn interests early.
However, during this dire and bad times our financial planning becomes translucent, we ponder whether starting a new savings plan or leaving the worry of money for the future is better. Unbeknownst to you, the current loan interest rates are roughly 4% per annum so effectively, you are paying $800 every year in interest rates if your childβs tuition fee is $20,000. Furthermore with the future inflation rate it would cost more than $20,000.
You might then be thinking, why not allocate the money in bank so that you can earn interest rates and withdraw any time you want. While that may seem like a terrific idea, how many of us can assure ourselves that we have the discipline to save 20% of our income every month with the ability to resist the temptation of using it on branded goods and holidays?
By choosing the option of adopting a savings plan, you are able to earn 3-4% of interest per annum and usually it comes wirh a capital guarantee function also with some insurance coverage instead of using the normal saving methods, which provides a little to no interest, it is good to have financial flexibility but we also have to understand that, with great flexibility comes lower & less disciplined savings.
Despite the long commitment period, you will be able to guarantee yourself and your loved oneβs eased financial burden in the future.
Ultimately as young parents we want to do whatβs best for our child and family. So now, we need to ask ourselves again is saving and earning now or leaving the worry for the future better?