ANTI-AGING TIP OF THE DAY

   Tip #119 – Future Financial Fitness

Saving $100 a month, and presuming a federal tax rate of 25% and state tax rate of 6%, after 20 years your savings will be valued at $128,229.71 ($69,730.59 after adjusting for a 3% inflation rate). It would take 45 years and 6 months for that monthly $100 to reach $1 million (before adjusting for inflation).

A wiser investment:  Each payday, pay yourself in the form of a zero coupon bond, which accrues compounded interest tax-free.  You'll become a millionaire faster, and the sooner you start the more you will amass. 

"The way money goes so fast these days, they should paint racing stripes on it."  ~ Mark Russell

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270. Berry Smart
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