Essentials

Lease-to-own cost calculator

The weekly payment looks small. Carried to the end of the term, it adds up to far more than the price tag. See the total, and how much the early buyout would save you.

What you'll really pay

Illustrative model · actual terms vary

Early buyout assumed near the cash price inside the 90-day window.

Total if you ride to term$2,080
That's this much of the price2.6×
Early-buyout price (~cash)$800
Ridden to term, you'd pay about 2.6× the price. Hit the early buyout and you pay close to cash.

How this is calculated

We multiply the weekly payment by the number of weeks in the term. That's the total you pay if you keep the lease to the end. Then we compare it to the cash price and to an early buyout near that price.

total = weekly payment × weeks · markup = total ÷ cash price

Real contracts add delivery, setup, or reinstatement fees, so the true total is often higher than this.

⚠ If the total looks steep

It is. Ridden to term, lease-to-own is the most expensive way to buy the item. The whole deal turns on the early-purchase window — buy inside it, or the total balloons.

Cheaper moves: buy it secondhand, wait a paycheck, or use a card you pay off. Compare both essentials options on the essentials hub.

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