Compound Interest Visualizer
Watch your money grow year by year with an interactive chart. See the gap between saving and investing. Change any number — see the math update instantly.
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Your Numbers
Even $0 works — try starting with nothing and just contributing monthly
What can you realistically save each month?
US stock market has averaged ~7-10% historically. Savings accounts: 4-5% today.
Time is your biggest advantage when you're young
Your money over time
Final balance
$8.9k
after 10 years
You put in
$6.1k
your actual contributions
Interest earned
$2.8k
money your money made
Rule of 72: at 7%, your money doubles every 10.3 years
Divide 72 by your interest rate to estimate the doubling time. At 7%, that's every ~10 years. Start at 20, and your money could double 4 times before you retire.
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