Don't Wait to Start Investing
The difference between investing today and investing tomorrow can be a lot of money. Even if you just invest $1,000 now and waited 20 years or invested $1,000 in 10 years and waited another 10, there would be quite a bit of difference.
In order to make money you need to have time. Whether it's time at work getting paid by salary, time spent on a business, or time put aside for investing, if you want to make money, you need time. When was the last time you made an amount of money in 1 second? You need a lot more time than that to make any money.
Investing is even more important in time. If you invest, your money will compound over time. This means it will grow faster and faster as time goes by. If you invest now, your money will be worth much more by the time you retire than if you waited another 5 years.
If you start investing when you are young, like in your 20s, you will have the biggest advantage. You'll have more money for retirement if you invest, and you'll have even more if you invest it early.
Let's say you're 23 years old and just started a good job. You want to retire at age 65 which is in 42 years/ If you invest $500 every year for 42 years with an average return of 9%, you'll have invested about $26,000. Guess how much this $26,000 will be worth? You'll have about $218,000.
Now let's say you decide you can't invest that much right now because you are just having too much fun spending money. Instead, you wait until you are 35 to start. You will invest the same amount of money overall, $20,000, but because you waited 10 years, you invest more per year equal to about $667 a year. You can't possibly earn that much more with an extra 10 years, right?
That is the power of time plus compounding. Compounding means you continue to earn money on the money you already earned on top of the principle. The more time you have, the more time your money has to earn. Now, if you had to choose between a retirement investment account or a Starbucks coffee everyday, which would you choose?
There is no set amount of money that you must start investing now. You could start out very small and then as you begin to earn more, start contributing more. Start by taking 2% of your income and investing it for retirement, then add a percentage point more each year to your contribution. When you hit 20%, you might find you are in a good place to retire early.
In order to make money you need to have time. Whether it's time at work getting paid by salary, time spent on a business, or time put aside for investing, if you want to make money, you need time. When was the last time you made an amount of money in 1 second? You need a lot more time than that to make any money.
Investing is even more important in time. If you invest, your money will compound over time. This means it will grow faster and faster as time goes by. If you invest now, your money will be worth much more by the time you retire than if you waited another 5 years.
If you start investing when you are young, like in your 20s, you will have the biggest advantage. You'll have more money for retirement if you invest, and you'll have even more if you invest it early.
Let's say you're 23 years old and just started a good job. You want to retire at age 65 which is in 42 years/ If you invest $500 every year for 42 years with an average return of 9%, you'll have invested about $26,000. Guess how much this $26,000 will be worth? You'll have about $218,000.
Now let's say you decide you can't invest that much right now because you are just having too much fun spending money. Instead, you wait until you are 35 to start. You will invest the same amount of money overall, $20,000, but because you waited 10 years, you invest more per year equal to about $667 a year. You can't possibly earn that much more with an extra 10 years, right?
That is the power of time plus compounding. Compounding means you continue to earn money on the money you already earned on top of the principle. The more time you have, the more time your money has to earn. Now, if you had to choose between a retirement investment account or a Starbucks coffee everyday, which would you choose?
There is no set amount of money that you must start investing now. You could start out very small and then as you begin to earn more, start contributing more. Start by taking 2% of your income and investing it for retirement, then add a percentage point more each year to your contribution. When you hit 20%, you might find you are in a good place to retire early.
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You must start investing right away if you want to retire or if you want to work for the rest of your life. Put aside some time now to educate yourself about different Types of Investments and begin investing right away!
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