30 April, 2018

Digest for April 2018

Summary
This month I produced almost no original content, but I shared a number of interesting content from elsewhere around the web, including an explanation of the power of compound interest (and why saving for a pension early is often more-important than saving lots), a curious poem, and a short film about what would happen …

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posted 30 April, 2018

Bert put aside three and a half times as much money as Alf, but by delaying he has a smaller pension pot.

Compound interest and retirement

Compound interest and retirement (datagenetics.com)

Datagenetics
Spectacular example of why when saving (e.g. for a pension) it's often more important to save early than it is to save lots. So get saving! Even with an understanding of compound interest, these numbers can surprise you.

The only time better than today would have been yesterday, and …

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day-tight compartment

Abstruse Goose | day-tight compartment (abstrusegoose.com)

Abstruse Goose

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