ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Time value of money

Time Value of Money means that money you have today is worth more than money you will have in the future. This is because you can use the money you have now to earn more money over time. For example, you can put the money you have now into a savings account, and it will earn interest. This means that the money you have now is more valuable than the same amount of money in the future because it could be worth more by then.