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In the beginning, investing feels and looks like a fucking joke. You don’t have much—if any—progress. You’re just saving and investing with little compounding growth. It takes years to see anything worthwhile.
Then after a few years, the numbers start growing. Then they keep growing. Then they keep growing again. And again.
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And eventually, you build your first 100k.
That’s the first real milestone. The one that gives you confidence.
Okay… I can do this. I just keep going from here.
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