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152. “The world is going to end. So why bother investing?”

152. “The world is going to end. So why bother investing?”

Update: 2024-04-16

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Fernando and Anushka, 30 and 31, live in San Diego and earn high incomes—matching $135,000 salaries, in fact. They have healthy investment and savings rates, send money to his family back home, and rent a nice apartment. They’re living their Rich Lives, or are they?

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152. “The world is going to end. So why bother investing?”

152. “The world is going to end. So why bother investing?”

Ramit Sethi