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The Simple Math Behind Financial Independence
Building wealth can seem complicated, but the basic math really isn't.
There are three main ingredients:
Money + Rate of Return + Time
And here's what makes this interesting:
Give me any two, and we can calculate the third.
👉 Tell me how much you want to have and when you want it, and we can calculate how much you need to put aside regularly at an assumed rate of return.
👉 Tell me how much you can invest and when you want to reach your goal, and we can calculate the return the math would require.
👉 Tell me how much you can invest and the return you're assuming, and we can calculate roughly how long it could take to reach the goal.
That's why wealth building doesn't always need to start with:
“What should I invest in?”
Sometimes the better place to start is:
“What am I trying to accomplish, how much can I put toward it, and how much time do I have?”
Once you know those numbers, the conversation becomes much clearer.
Of the three — money, return or time — which one do you think you have the most control over?
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The Simple Math Behind Financial Independence
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