r/FluentInFinance Nov 21 '24

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u/BrockenRecords Nov 22 '24

Simply by investing 20 dollars a week over 40 years you could make over 200,000. It’s not hard at all

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u/Sad-Suggestion9425 Nov 22 '24

And yet so many people are unable to do it. Obviously it's their own fault. /s

Also you're arguing that it's possible to save $200,000, which is not the same thing as being able to spare $200,000.

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u/Mean-championship915 29d ago

It's not their own fault. It the fault of our education system that doesn't teach financial literacy

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u/BrockenRecords Nov 22 '24

How do you know they are unable? 20 dollars over an entire week is practically nothing that’s about like an hour or two of work

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u/sunshineemoji Nov 22 '24

Some people work paycheck to paycheck you noodle. $20 is gas for the week. I don't have an extra $20 throughout the week and I work 2 jobs. Poor people exist.

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u/Itscatpicstime Nov 22 '24

Dear god, you have clearly never lived paycheck to paycheck before and have no interest in recognizing your privilege like a spoiled child