$300 vs $1000/Month: Race to $2M
Starting at 25 with 7% returns. Only the $1000/mo investor reaches $2M (at age 62). The $300/mo investor ends with $792,037. The winner invested $480,000 total — compound interest made up $2,160,125 of their final balance.
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