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Saving Money

Watching your savings grow

You don’t have to save a lot of money to have it add up substantially over time. The charts below show how your money can grow, depending on how much you save every month and what interest rate you earn on your savings.

How Savings Grow Over 5 Years

Monthly Amount of Savings

4 percent

6 percent

8 percent

10 percent

$25

$1,657

$1,744

$1,837

$1,936

$50

$3,315

$3,489

$3,674

$3,872

$75

$4,972

$5,233

$5,511

$5,808

$100

$6,630

$6,977

$7,348

$7,744

$200

$13,260

$13,954

$14,695

$15,487

How Savings Grow Over 10 Years

Monthly Amount of Savings

4 percent

6 percent

8 percent

10 percent

$25

$3,681

$4,097

$4,574

$5,121

$50

$7,362

$8,194

$9,147

$10,242

$75

$11,044

$12,291

$13,721

$15,363

$100

$14,725

$16,388

$18,295

$20,485

$200

$29,450

$32,776

$36,589

$40,969

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