They aren't the same at all. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_present_value
I meant that an amortised payment that NPV'ed to 18k was rationally the same as 18k today.
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I meant that an amortised payment that NPV'ed to 18k was rationally the same as 18k today.