Glossary
Compounding
Growth on top of previous growth: the returns you earn get reinvested and then earn their own returns, so a pot can snowball over time. The effect is small early on and large over decades.
What it means for you
Time in the market is the main driver, which is why an early start often does more than a bigger income later.
My take
See it in numbersThe Exit Calculator How many years until you can stop working, plus the earlier point where your savings will finish the job on their own, even if you stop adding.Compounding did not get me out. It keeps me out.
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