If she had invested $100 into the stock market at the age of 18 and never added another dime, with an 11% average annual return, she'd have over $500k today from that one little investment.
Think about some of our recent threads. What would you be willing to do for $500,000?
On her 100th birthday, she could have had practically any dick in the world had she put that $100 in a good mutual fund at 18.
Now think about what you can do.
Don’t ever just assume you’re not going to live that long. On a long-term basis, every little dollar you put away will reward you generously.
Enjoy your life, but put that extra cash into something like VTSMX, an extremely low-cost index fund that has continued to outperform the market on a consistent basis (19.58% YTD).
Trust me, when I pull out that 401(K) and Roth IRA, I’m going to be the wildest fucking retiree you've ever seen.
I will be the 100-year-old man in VIP at high-end NYC nightclubs pouring Grey Goose down some 21-year-old’s mouth.
I will be the 100-year-old man buying hot girls' virginities on auction. The brokeass college boys can have my scraps.
I will be the 100-year-old man all the 100-year-old women complain about because I’m ignoring them as I’m chasing hot young 80-year-olds.