> the wise old age of 36 Ha Ha! That really is pretty funny, and extremely telling of who actually is reading this stuff. Thrust me millenials, you still have

> the wise old age of 36 Ha Ha! That really is pretty funny, and extremely telling of who actually is reading this stuff. Thrust me millenials, you still have a long way to go... What you're calling "all grown up" is still not even into middle age. But, the gist of the article does survive a forensic analysis even decades after the age of this author: discovering compound interest at a young age is indeed a major source of accruing financial success. Of course, for most people this can't really be taught. I've been trying to tell my mid-20s son to invest 20% of his take home into a ROTH for years. Trust me, there is no satisfaction in being told "yes, you were right" once it's too late...