Posts Tagged ‘saving money’

It Doesn’t Cost A Little, It Costs….well, you know.

October 23rd, 2008

I work for a company that is involved in the financial industry.  One of our general newsletters recently had a tidbit of information that I found intriguing.  I thought I’d share it here.

Little things can certainly add up.  If an investor with a $5-a-day caffeine habit were to take the money he or she normally spends on lattes every month and invest it in an account earning a hypothetical 8% average annual return, the accumulation would be almost $150,000 after 25 years.

Tidbits like that make one think about their typical spending habits.

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