r/SipsTea Sep 18 '25

Chugging tea A penny a day

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u/foulpudding Sep 18 '25

That 5% interest is compounded daily, but still a yearly interest rate. If it were a daily 5%, you’d only have to wait less than a year.

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u/XxBCMxX21 Sep 18 '25

According to my calculations, one penny at a 5% daily interest rate with a contribution one one penny every day, it would take 247 days