These are just some bits of advice I have picked up in my life that have helped me from time-to-time. I hope that they are able to help you all in some way or another.
Have a nice day.
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Let's work out the average yearly interest rate you need, compounded monthly, to get that amount. We have 1 000 000 = 100((1 + i/1200)^481) - 1)/ (i/1200) where i is the interest rate such that 1 000 000 is the amount you have after 40 years (480 months + 1 extra when you turn 25), 100 is your monthly deposit and 1200 comes from 12 months and % meaning 1/100
Using some algebra that I really don't feel like typing out due to being a bit complex (it took me over 10 minutes to figure out how to do this **** ), we get that i, the growth rate, compounded monthly, needs to be only about 11.46% a year, compounded monthly. Or as a direct yearly amount, about 12.08% a year
Investment banks are places that invest your money for you. Edward Jones is a pretty good example; they are who I use. I have a ROTH IRA setup where I give them a hundred dollars a month and they invest it for me, usually in mutual funds. They charge me $44 dollars a year for the services, but in the long term that amount decreases.
You can invest on your own, but if you are like me and know nothing about the stock market, you are much better off going with an invest banker.
Well, actually, those are financial advisers/planners....they help you save up money, invest them in mutual funds, buy life insurance, and plan for retirement. Investment Bankers are more involved with corporate transactions - they're the bankers that companies go to when they need to get credit or fund big projects. If your financial adviser is calling himself an investment banker, run away. Fast.
I think what they try to say is, do a job you like, not one you hate just because it pays well. If you pick a major you hate for a job you hate because "it makes good money" then you'll hate the college experience.
Right, and it'd be great if that could actually work. I loved every minute of college when I was studying studio art. It was great.
I'm just lucky I had scholarships so I don't owe thousands and thousands of dollars for an education in a "career" known to produce starving laborers.
So, if you can go to college for free, do it for the enjoyment.
If you have to pay to go, then make sure that your career makes it worth it.
Buy some raisins, apples, carrots, bananas, etc. and keep them in your house. They are relatively cheap and convenient to eat. Keeping a bag of trail mix in your car is also a solid move as it keeps you from buying a candy bar or something when you get hungry on the road.
I used to do the game matches thing, but with dumbells when i die i'd do as many reps as i could until i respawned. but instead of my arms getting bigger, i got better at the game and ended up lasting until the end of the round most times