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Season 2 · Money is moving · 2.3

Growth that grows

YOU PUT IN€36,000GROWTH€86,000
What it is

€100 a month for 30 years is €36,000 of your own money. Growing at 7% a year, added monthly, it becomes about €122,000. Most of it is growth.

paid in€122,000year 0year 30
Why it grows

Each year’s growth starts earning too. The line bends upwards: slow at first, then faster every year.

YOU SAVE IN A YEAR€1,200GROWTH IN YEAR 30€8,000
The numbers

In year 30, growth alone adds about €8,000. That is almost seven years of your €100 a month, in one year.

AFTER 20 YEARS€52,000AFTER 30 YEARS€122,000
The trap

Stopping early costs the most, because the last years are the biggest. Stop after 20 years and you have about €52,000, not two thirds of €122,000.

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Where you see it

A standing order on payday does the saving for you. The growth needs time, not your attention.

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