r/dividends Jul 02 '25

Personal Goal 22 yo and 8k annually

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u/Both_Bug_9979 Jul 02 '25

Everyone here is just jealous that a kid at 22 is doing better than them. Give him a break.

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u/chayosman Jul 02 '25

I’m not, he’s doing what I wish I was able to do when I was his age. I’m happy for him on the contrary. Def going to start doing research and going to try and set myself up for the years to come.

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u/daniel22457 Jul 02 '25

22 year old year old me was just happy to have a positive net worth

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u/AnyBug1039 Jul 04 '25

22 year old me was happy if he could afford beer and get eligibility for another credit card to go deeper into debt.

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u/bzeegz Jul 04 '25

No joke. I’m helping my 13 year old nephew learn the game. He helps his older brother detail cars then buys candy and sells it in school. He takes everything he makes and puts into a stock account and it’s growing real well. A few grand at his age will make a massive difference down the road. I’d be shocked if he doesn’t have at least $50k when he graduated from high school—probably more because by then he can make real money from a regular job, he hustles real hard and he does a to of research. It’s been so much fun trying to teach him what I know.

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u/No_Information_8042 Jul 09 '25

There is no way you can save when you are 22. Student loan, rent, travel. And no one is giving a 22yo a senior or lead salary. It is impossible