Lee Chan-won said, “In the era of high interest rates, being without debt is rich.”
Lee Chan-won said, “In the era of high interest rates, being without debt is rich.”
Lee Chan-won said, “In the era of high interest rates, being without debt is rich.”
Lee Chan-won said, “In the era of high interest rates, being without debt is rich.”
Lee Chan-won said, “In the era of high interest rates, being without debt is rich.”
Lee Chan-won said, “In the era of high interest rates, being without debt is rich.”
Lee Chan-won said, “In the era of high interest rates, being without debt is rich.”
Lee Chan-won said, “In the era of high interest rates, being without debt is rich.”
Lee Chan-won said, “In the era of high interest rates, being without debt is rich.”
Lee Chan-won said, “In the era of high interest rates, being without debt is rich.”
Lee Chan-won said, “In the era of high interest rates, being without debt is rich.”
Lee Chan-won said, “In the era of high interest rates, being without debt is rich.”
Lee Chan-won said, “In the era of high interest rates, being without debt is rich.”
Lee Chan-won said, “In the era of high interest rates, being without debt is rich.”
A couple experiencing conflict due to high interest rates appeared in 'High-End Water Strider'.

In the KBS2 entertainment show 'High-End Water Strider' broadcast on the 23rd, stories were introduced, including a mother who wanted to make her daughter's dream of becoming an idol come true, and a couple who had been married for 6 years and had two children who won a subscription and bought a dream apartment with a view of the sea.

The storyteller and his wife announced that they won the subscription and purchased a dream apartment with a view of the sea. However, they had loans of about 600 million won in principal including home mortgage, credit, and student loans, and interest payments of 1.7 million won, 300,000 won, and 1.12 million won, respectively, totaling about 3.12 million won in interest to be repaid per month.

The husband said, "I almost prepared for the wedding using credit cards, so I had a lot of credit card bills in the beginning. Then (when my wife gave birth), I started paying for cooking expenses, and I was unable to save up a lump sum due to childcare issues. I was looking into buying a house, but I made an application as a test. “I put it in, but when I won, I started to get greedy and decided to buy it while trying to figure out how much credit I could get.”

Conflicts between the couple also arose due to excessive loans and excessive interest. The couple's opinions were sharply divided over 'loan repayment vs. raising a lump sum'. My wife argued, “I don’t think it would be a good idea to save money now. I think it would be better to reduce the loan and then save money.” However, my husband refuted, "I'm just saying, don't pay back too much of the loan. That has no future."

Moreover, it took the wife 2 hours and the husband 4 hours to commute from home. The wife suggested moving because the car maintenance costs were high, and the husband suggested continuing to live there because the current environment was good.

Lee Chan-won expressed regret, saying, “In today’s era of high interest rates, there is even a saying that having no debt means being rich.” He then asked, “Aren’t there people around you who are having a hard time because of interest rates?” Yang Se-hyung said, “My friend also earns about 3 million won a month, but he pays 2.2 million won in loan interest alone.” At the same time, he deeply sympathized with the difficult situation of the client couple, citing the example of an acquaintance who works two jobs and part-time as a designated driver.

Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr
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