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How much would it take to cover your bills?

Every monthly cost can become a milestone: the point where your investments are expected to pay enough to cover it. Pick one, from a streaming plan to your rent.

Each tile shows ~how much you would need invested at a 5% yield to cover an example monthly cost.

Subscriptions

Spotify~$2,900$12/mo YouTube Premium~$3,400$14/mo Amazon Prime~$3,600$15/mo Disney+~$3,800$16/mo Netflix~$4,300$18/mo

Everyday costs

Gym membership~$11,000$45/mo Pet care~$22,000$90/mo Phone bill~$23,000$95/mo Dining out~$60,000$250/mo

Home and car

Renters insurance~$4,800$20/mo Internet bill~$17,000$70/mo Water, sewer and trash~$19,000$80/mo Electric bill~$38,000$160/mo Car insurance~$40,000$165/mo Gas~$43,000$180/mo

The big ones

Student loan payment~$72,000$300/mo Car payment~$98,000$410/mo Health insurance~$120,000$500/mo Groceries~$187,000$780/mo Child care~$288,000$1,200/mo Rent~$396,000$1,650/mo

Why think in costs?

A goal like "a million dollars" is hard to picture. Your phone bill is not. When you measure progress by the costs your investments could cover, each step means something real, and the next one is never far away. Smaller costs come first, and every one you reach stays reached.

The amounts here are examples, using a 5% yield to keep them easy to compare. Your own bills and investments will be different. Try your numbers in the dividend income calculator.

For education only and not personalized investment advice. Figures are hypothetical illustrations at a 5% yield, before taxes and fees, and are not a prediction or a promise of results. Example costs are not your actual bills. All investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.