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[-] Broken@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 month ago

You can, if you can. I think most people can't do that though.

The better lesson would be to teach compound interest. Somebody that invests $2k every year for 10 years and then stops will have more money than somebody who starts in year 11 and does so for the rest of their life.

[-] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

That's sort of the point I was trying to make with an example, but it appears it fell flat. Compound interest and resisting lifestyle inflation, can really help people in the long-run.

[-] DempstersBox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Why don't you save All the money you've earned?

If I didn't eat, I'd have money to burn!

this post was submitted on 13 Oct 2024
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