A Boring Dystopia

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Why aren't we all getting rich from compound interest? (youtu.be)

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Just let your wealth compound over time and you'll be a millionaire, the advice goes. If this is true why aren't more people rich?UNDERSTAND, SHARE & PUSH BACK

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[–] rc__buggy 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

It's just not safe. If I was on my own, me and my dog could ride into the sunset right now. I'm the main earner in our family, my wife takes care of the household and earns about $25k a year. Three kids, two in community college and we're paying for it so there's not even a little debt for them to start out.

I need a new truck and it would be a stretch to buy a used one right now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

Yeah I see, that's fair enough.