Learn how one member Vi grew her super.
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For most young people, retirement feels like a long way off. But one savvy member started making voluntary contributions into her super account early on in her career. From an early age, Vi understood what a big difference a little extra each week could make over the long term.
While studying and working part time, Vi worked across numerous jobs. She put an extra $25 a week into her super on top of her employer’s contributions. Vi said: “I really want to reap the long-term benefits of super with the growth of of my balance through compound interest.”1 It’s all about the power of making additional contributions to your super, and being smarter with your super.
Vi’s mum Doan passed on the financial lessons she had learned over her life. Born in Vietnam, she came to Australia as a refugee at age 10. Her family didn’t have much when they arrived, and it made her determined to do well and become self-sufficient. Doan taught Vi how to save and about the power of voluntary contributions to your super.
At the time, Vi was hoping to convince her friends to follow her lead. Her advice was: “Utilise the resources available to become financially smart, there’s so much out there. For example, Aware Super has a lot of webinars on super. Make the most of the information while you’re young, because it will make a huge difference later.”
With goals that included becoming financially independent (and with her mum’s financial advice), and not being burdened with unnecessary debt, Vi said her aim for her super was to: “save an amount well into six figures and I think that is very achievable given my investing in super early. Because I’m young the funds can grow over time.”
It’s never too late to start making additional contributions to your super.
1 Past performance is not an indicator of future performance.
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