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Why Save - The Power of Starting Young

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Starting to save $100 a month at 18 instead of 28 like Jordan gives Maya a ten-year head start worth $228,988.48 more by 65, the gap this guide's compounding chart makes visible. Extensions chart two personal savers, price a real savings account's APY, and draft a first savings goal.

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