▲ 118 ▼ What can I do with US$10K that is a good investment? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by robocall@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 95 comments fedilink hide all child comments Edit: update I decided on a CD. I may do an index fund in the future. This was a short commitment and easy to understand. Thanks everybody.
[–] PineRune@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (2 children) I like these points. Preventing a future expense by paying less now is always worth it, if you can afford it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (1 child) Being poor is expensive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Today@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago It's much more expensive to be poor now than it used to be! permalink fedilink source parent [–] r_thndr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That depends, how far in the future, how big of an expense, how much interest can you earn, and what's inflation looking like? If it's more than a couple thousand dollars more than a couple years out, you could possibly make useful money with a high interest bearing account provided inflation is expected to be less than about 2/3 of the interest rate of the account. Time IS money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PineRune@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago This might make sense for people with six+ figures sitting in a savings account, but the average person today doesn't have enough cash to think about earning interest on it. For them, paying off a debt now would be cheaper in the long run. For the most part, at least. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (1 child) Being poor is expensive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Today@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago It's much more expensive to be poor now than it used to be! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Today@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago It's much more expensive to be poor now than it used to be! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] r_thndr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That depends, how far in the future, how big of an expense, how much interest can you earn, and what's inflation looking like? If it's more than a couple thousand dollars more than a couple years out, you could possibly make useful money with a high interest bearing account provided inflation is expected to be less than about 2/3 of the interest rate of the account. Time IS money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PineRune@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago This might make sense for people with six+ figures sitting in a savings account, but the average person today doesn't have enough cash to think about earning interest on it. For them, paying off a debt now would be cheaper in the long run. For the most part, at least. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PineRune@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago This might make sense for people with six+ figures sitting in a savings account, but the average person today doesn't have enough cash to think about earning interest on it. For them, paying off a debt now would be cheaper in the long run. For the most part, at least. permalink fedilink source parent