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Re:The money I saved as a child would buy one picogram of go... by grog454 on Sunday April 17, 2022 @05:31PM (#31064678)
> Luckily, I learnt it by buying a house which appreciated fast and showed what a disaster savings would have been.

The better way to learn this is to be able to look at a graph like this: https://inflationchart.com/spx-in-m3 understand it, and make an informed decision taking in to account your personal risk tolerance.

Re:The money I saved as a child would buy one picogram of go... by sacrosancty on Sunday April 17, 2022 @06:01PM (#31064897)
Probably, but that's why it's luck, not sat down and planned life.