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Based On 5 % Interest Rate.: Power of Compounding Savings
Based On 5 % Interest Rate.: Power of Compounding Savings
If you save a fixed amount each month for 15 years, then spend the same amount for the next 15 years, you will s
have more money left than you deposited in the account. The earning on your savings * provides the additional fu
The chart below is based on saving $100.00 monthly for 15 years, the withdrawing $100.00 monthly for 15 years.
figure the effective of saving $50.00 a month divide each of these figures by two. To figure $200.00 monthly mult
two and so on.
You can, of course change the monthly amount or withdraw from the plan anytime without penalty,
*Based on 5 % interest rate.
15 Years of Savings
Year No.
Amount Saved
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
15 Years of Withdrawing
36.44
106.34
180.20
258.23
340.67
427.78
519.80
617.04
719.76
828.30
942.97
1064.12
1192.13
1327.37
1470.26
1236.44
2542.78
3922.98
5381.21
6921.88
8549.66
10269.46
12086.50
14006.26
16034.56
18177.53
20441.65
22833.78
25361.15
28031.41
Amount
withdrawn
Year No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
15 Years of Withdrawing
Earning added
while
Withdrawing
1589.08
1611.66
1635.57
1660.83
1687.57
1715.86
1745.81
1777.46
1810.98
1846.41
1883.92
1923.61
1965.60
2010.01
2057.02
Total in
Account
28420.49
28832.15
29267.72
29728.55
30216.12
30731.98
31277.79
31855.25
32466.23
33112.64
33796.56
34520.17
35285.77
36095.78
36952.80