@eaglehaze
Two scenarios where you have 30k in the 5% bank account and want to buy a 30k car.
Spend the 30k on the car. Your bank account is 0.
Pay 20k on the car, finance 10k at 4.5% and keep 10k in the bank earning 5%. (You could pay any portion of the car, not necessarily just 2/3)
The...