Words to Remember
Let Time Do The Heavy Lifting 🧠
“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world.”
Widely attributed to Einstein, but there is no record of him saying it. The line first appeared in a 1925 savings-and-loan advertisement and was not tied to Einstein in print until 1988.
Why we ran it
Both parties were campaigning on lowering grocery prices, up 32% since the pandemic, and the issue argued neither could deliver. The one thing that outruns a rising grocery bill over decades is compounding, so the image linked to the compound interest calculator for readers to run their own number.
From the August 14, 2026 issue: Big Promises, Same Receipt →