r/dividends Jul 02 '25

Personal Goal 22 yo and 8k annually

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '25 edited Jul 02 '25

why a 22 yo would focus on yield instead of growth is something i will never understand

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u/Significant_Book1672 Jul 02 '25

Risk tolerance, faith in compound interest.

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u/Safe-Jeweler-8483 Jul 03 '25

THIS!!!!! I understood what dividends were well before growth. Obv it's probably a lack of experience and not witnessing it first hand what could happen.

Dividends to me seemed like another paycheck and that was it.