Would you rather have a MILLION Dollars or a Penny that will double daily for 30 days?
MoneyTrack co-host Pam Krueger asked San Francisco residents if they'd rather have... a million dollars right now or a penny that doubled in value everyday for 30 days. As expected, 90% of people chose the million dollars now option. BUT is that really the best option? Which would you choose?
If you were one of those 90% you would have made the poorer choice, because you would have short changed yourself by over $5 Million at month-end. Don’t believe me? Look at penny table calculation below. The simple act of doubling your previous day’s investment can rapidly reap huge rewards thanks to the powerful concept known as compounding.
Albert Einstein is said to of call compounding one of the mathematical concepts of our time. After looking at that example I can see the Magic of Compound Interest..... Here is another wonderful example of showing how important it is to START EARLY when planning for your future
To be able to teach your children about money you should learn all that YOU can. You shouldn't be in debt..... practice what you preach. Do your children think that money grows on trees out back or that you simply have to go to the ATM machine.
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