10 Financial Mistakes That Look Smart Until You're Older

Ten decisions that sound financially responsible, with the actual math on what each one costs you by the time you retire.

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What You'll Learn in This Episode

What $100,000 sitting in cash is actually worth in purchasing power after thirty years

Why aggressively paying down a low-rate mortgage can be the expensive choice

The income gap between someone taking 3% raises and someone averaging 7%

What a $250,000 difference in house price costs you in opportunity over a lifetime

Why the monthly payment is the wrong number to shop by

The cost of waiting ten years to start investing, even at the same contribution

How avoiding all risk creates a different and bigger risk

Why the cheapest option often turns out to be the most expensive one

The questions to run any financial decision through before you commit

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Episode/s Mentioned

Should You Wait for a Crash to Invest? (The Cost of Sitting in Cash) https://youtu.be/AxcbhRXk_K8

How To Design Your Dream Life with Andy Hill https://youtu.be/gXQGlNGvSPg

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The American Dream Now Costs $5.3 Million https://youtu.be/_p2aFDeMKTs

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Question for you:

Which of these 10 mistakes have you made, and which one are you going to fix first?

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