When can I afford to retire?

5 chapters·17 min·action plan·mastery check

Chapter 1 of 5

The idea

Your retirement date is a maths problem, not a birthday.

Your number

Estimate yearly spending in retirement, subtract guaranteed income (like a government pension), and multiply the gap by 25 — that's the pot a 4% withdrawal would need. Then see how long your savings take to get there.

Predict first

Saving 15% of income from age 25 vs 35 — roughly how much bigger is the pot at 65 (6% growth)?

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