One learned about money as a tool and you didn’t.
At 52, making minimum wage, invested 15% of your income
•Total lifetime wages: ~$527,000
•Total you contributed (15%): ~$79,000
•Ending portfolio value: ~$697,000
•Of which investment gains: ~$618,000 (8.8× your money)
Instead you likely got a divorce, pay child support, and lease a basic consumer car
I am 52 years old. I have been working since I was 15 years old. I have no savings, no retirement, and will never own a home before I die.
And there is now a trillionaire.