Wealth Awakening
The $0 Phone Trap: How a 48-Month Contract Doubles Your Bill
Carriers use "$0 flagship phone" as bait, but the real NT$40,000 device cost is hidden inside 48 months of inflated monthly fees — you end up paying nearly double while the phone loses a third of its value in year one. We break down the contract math, the family-share hostage trap, and the credit-ruin risk of selling your subsidized phone for cash, then show how to redirect that monthly savings into low-cost index funds and turn consumption into assets.