Pay Yourself First

See how setting aside a percentage of your income can add up over time.
Annual Salary (maximum value $1,000,000)
75,000
Pay yourself percent 1 (maximum value 50%)
10.00%
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Annual Amount
Monthly Amount
625.00
Pay yourself percent 2 (maximum value 50%)
5.00%
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The maximum value you can enter is 50%.
Annual Amount
Monthly Amount
312.50
For how many years? (maximum value 50)
25
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The maximum value you can enter is 50.
Rate of return (maximum value %)
6.00%
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Investment Value in 18 Years
Difference

 
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Assumptions
The amount you pay yourself is invested monthly at the beginning of each month in a tax-deferred investment account. The rate of return is compounded monthly.

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