Your Net Worth: It’s the Engine to Financial Independence

Your Net Worth: It’s the Engine to Financial Independence

Budgeting, Income, Money Mindset
Figuring out your net worth is an important step in gaining financial freedom.   In a nutshell Net worth is an important calculation because it dictates how much income you'll have in retirement. Add up all of your assets and subtract out all of your debts.  What’s left is your net worth.  Ideally, you want to see a positive number there, but based on what stage of life you are in a negative number can be OK!  This figure simply tells you how close you are to financial independence; no big deal. Your net worth will show you what retirement will look like. Your net worth tells you how close to FIRE you are.  How?  Take your net worth and multiply by 4%.  That’s the amount of income your net worth can afford to pay out each…
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Compound Interest: The 8th Wonder of the World

Compound Interest: The 8th Wonder of the World

Investing, Money Mindset, Top Posts
Compound interest is a concept you have to understand if you want to be rich. Not one of the official ancient wonders, but it is ancient and wonderful. The Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Those are known as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Unfortunately, only one of them can still be visited today.  Who thinks there's an eighth wonder? Well, according to Albert Einstein: "Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it... he who doesn't... pays it." - Albert Einstein What is compound interest Compound interest is the interest you earn on the interest…
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