274. First Home Buyer Meltdown: What This Reddit Post Gets Wrong About Interest Rates

A first home buyer posted on the Oz Finance subreddit convinced that rising interest rates were about to swallow 84% of their income. The maths looked terrifying. The only problem wast that it was completely wrong.

Tash and Emma from The Broke Generation are back together again to break down exactly where this buyer's calculations fell apart, and why it's far more common than you'd think.

In this episode, they cover:

The specific mistake that turned a manageable rate rise into a financial nightmare on paper
Why the lending system already has a built-in buffer most borrowers don't know about
How fear-driven headlines are making first home buyers worse at reading their own finances
What to actually do if you're worried about rate rises and don't know where to start

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