146: Lease or Buy? The Real Math Behind Your Next Car
Rich Habits Podcast
Q&A: Margin blow-up advice
Austin and Robert answer KA about margin losses, advise never to use debt to invest and lessons learned.
In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz walk you through the real math behind your next car. Specifically, how the numbers shake out assuming you lease vs buy.
---
🔥 Ready for a FREE 1% match on your IRA contribution or rollover? Sign up for Public and take advantage of that.
---
Want to see what's inside Robert and Austin's portfolios, as well as learn from other investors? Sign up for Blossom 🌸
---
🚀 Join 800+ other podcast listeners inside of the Rich Habits Network and invest alongside Robert and Austin?
---
⚡️ Sign up for the Rich Habits Newsletter and never miss a market-moving headline again.
---
⭐ Download our FREE Financial Planner – click here
⭐ Download our FREE Budgeting Template – click here
⭐ Download the 2025 Wealth-Building Workbook -- click here!
---
👤 Explore everything Austin does – click here
👤 Explore everything Robert does – click here
❓ Ask us questions for our Q&A episodes – @richhabitspodcast on Instagram
📬 Inquire about working together – christian@witz.vc
---
Disclosure: All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. Public Investing offers a High-Yield Cash Account where funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance; Public Investing is not a bank. Cryptocurrency trading services are offered by Bakkt Crypto Solutions, LLC (NMLS ID 1890144), which is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the NYSDFS. Cryptocurrency is highly speculative, involves a high degree of risk, and has the potential for loss of the entire amount of an investment. Cryptocurrency holdings are not protected by the FDIC or SIPC.
Alpha is an experimental AI tool powered by GPT-4. Its output may be inaccurate and is not investment advice. Public makes no guarantees about its accuracy or reliability—verify independently before use.
*Rate as of 9/24/25. APY is variable and subject to change.
See terms and conditions of Public’s ACATS & IRA Match Program. Matched funds must remain in the account for at least 5 years to avoid an early removal fee. Match rate and other terms of the Match Program are subject to change at any time.
Hankwitz Group LLC has an existing business relationship with NEOS Investment Management LLC. The opinions expressed are those of the author, and the author owns several NEOS ETFs.
The AI-powered Podcast Player
