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Saving more money is one of those big goals that a lot of people have, but get stuck. I know this because we use to be right there too. The year would fly by and we were nowhere near our goal. With a few months left, weâd scramble to figure out how to knock it out. It
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Saving money takes discipline. And a certain amount of sacrifice.
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My name is Zach, and I write at Four Pillar Freedom, where I tend to tackle financial topics through data visualization. While J.D. is on vacation, I offered to explore one of his favorite topics: the effects of saving rate versus investment returns.
Albert Einstein supposedly once said that compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world.But does data actually support this claim?
In this post, I explore the nature of compound interest, how long it takes to become an important factor in wealth accumulation, and whether or not it actually matters much for people who hope to achieve financial independence in a relatively short time.
What matters more: your saving rate or your investment returns?
Suppose your goal is to achieve a net worth of $1 million. If you invest $10,000 every year and earn a 7% annual return on your investments — which is a reasonable assumption for long-term stock market returns — you’ll accumulate $1 million in about 30.7 years.
The chart below shows exactly how long it would take to reach every $100,000 net worth milestone, using the assumptions of a $10,000 annual investment earning a 7% annual return:
Notice how each $100,000 net worth milestone takes less time to reach than the last. In fact, it’s mind-boggling to see that it will take youlongerto go from $0 to $100,000 than it will to go from $600,000 to $1 million:
The first $100,000 takes the longest to save because you don’t receive much help from investment returns early on. The time it takes you to go from $0 to $100,000 is mostly dependent on the gap between your income and your spending.
There you are, sitting in your high schoolâs guidance office talking with your counselor about heading off to college after graduation. Youâre all excited thinking about the new friends and freedom youâll have until you go home to parents who remind you that college isnât cheap. With over half of college students taking on debt,
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Money values are a set of beliefs about money and how it’s meant to be used. Do you believe that money is meant to be spent and enjoyed in the moment? Or do you believe that watching your pennies so you can retire early is your ultimate financial goal? Whether someone’s financial values are positive […]
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