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$1M | 29 | 26.36% | |
$3M | 30 | 27.27% | |
$5M | 32 | 29.09% | |
$10M+ | 19 | 17.27% | |
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12-12-2022, 01:29 PM | #23 | |
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One really needs to be be prepared though and start saving and investing at a young age and live well within your means.
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12-12-2022, 02:07 PM | #24 |
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It isn't just the money you have in the bank or your portfolio. The big picture is net income. Retirement income can come from many sources. My wife are retired and have 6 sources of income.
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12-12-2022, 02:35 PM | #25 |
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6 sources? Property rentals/leases, social security, dividends, etc.?
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12-12-2022, 05:01 PM | #26 |
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Don't forget the net present value of whatever you expect from Social Security and a pension when you're running your numbers. For example, if those were large enough, you wouldn't need a dime in the bank before retiring.
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12-12-2022, 05:33 PM | #27 |
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$4m... At age 60 gives you and your spouse enough to live on comfortably to late 80's ..paying decent $4k/mo mortgage (I want a second home), car payments (I want new cars in retirement), plus home expenses and an extra $1,500/month. You can still layer SS payments on top of this. You have to think grandkid expenses plus family vacations, plus I want to do some cool shit in my 60's and not be burdened by "I wish I could" - I just had this call with my financial planner today.
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And of course what I didn't previously mention, the debt factor. We're debt free, so our net income doesn't have to be in the stratosphere.
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12-12-2022, 06:59 PM | #29 |
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3M i easily live within my budget and don't expect a windfall to change my way of living that much. I would honestly be back to work in 6-8 months due to boredom
I have a reasonable amount in my TSP and my VA disability plus my USAF retirement and SSI and Roth so I will be ok. I put 10% away a year. |
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12-12-2022, 07:03 PM | #30 |
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Until your body/mind starts to break down. Ask me how I know. Aging is inevitable.
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12-13-2022, 11:35 PM | #31 |
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$5 million would be ideal assuming I have a house and car already. Put that in a savings account at 3% interest per year (hopefully it stays that high) and you can live on $150,000 in interest…or $12,500/month. Pre tax of course but in this fantasy there is no tax.
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Interesting thread. With no kids, we’re planning on equity releasing with one of the big banks come retirement day, so factoring that in and maintaining a decent lifestyle, I’d say around 2m.
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12-14-2022, 11:18 AM | #33 |
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It's pretty crazy (and a bit amusing) to read the huge numbers people are throwing around in this thread. $5M+? Really? On average, Americans have around $140K saved for retirement and ~10% of retirees right now have $1M or more in assets/savings. That means the vast majority of 40-60 y/o's in this country aren't even close to $1M in savings/investments/assets. You best be saving a mountain of money right now if you intend on retiring in the next 10-20 years with $5M+
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12-14-2022, 11:24 AM | #34 | |
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10m is 250k a year for 40 years without any interest or dividend. 6 people said that’s what it’d take them to retire lol |
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12-14-2022, 11:28 AM | #35 | |
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And I totally agree, a debt free life is liberating.
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Which puts me on track and well within striking distance of your "huge numbers" (i.e. $5M+) when I retire in eight years. Of course, not going massively in debt, living on a budget, not buying things I can't afford, staying in the same house for ~25 years and not having sprogs helps as well. But a "massive number" retirement is COMPLETELY doable if you're a little bit frugal, disciplined and START SAVING EARLY. I'm pretty much a financial idiot. If I can do it, pretty much ANYONE can! (Although for the record? If I'd stayed single, I'd easily have double the savings that I do now-- wives are EXPENSIVE-- even if you keep the same one!) R.
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12-14-2022, 12:52 PM | #37 |
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I voted 3M. Gotta have enough for greens fees a couple times a week, and a decent sailboat to stay and sail in when visiting my son and future grandkids every summer in Seattle. Can't do the boat with 1M, and expect to have much left...
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12-14-2022, 05:30 PM | #38 |
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We retired with less than $1M - me at 45 and her three years later at 50. A pension to start with, and later two IRAs and two monthly SS payments, filled-out our income statement. None of those payments have been especially large, and our annual income, in 2022 dollars, is around one-third of what we were earning in the mid-90s in mid-90s dollars. The transition wasn't difficult because during our working years we were living on one-third of what we earned - the rest went one-third for taxes and one-third for savings.
We didn't have children. Along with being high-earners, that had a lot to do with our having the opportunity to retire very early and enjoy a comfortable retirement.
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12-14-2022, 05:32 PM | #39 |
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I remember middle 20s going to a retirement seminar that my employer hosted. Trainer was surprised to see me and my friend in there.
We did some calculations, and the number I came up with then for retirement was $4m. So, I'm still working . . . but there are 18 of us at work that plan to win Powerball tonight
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You need to do all the math and consider all the variables. It’s extremely difficult to simplify the need to a single number because it gets complicated fast depending on your individual situation .
For example, if you have $500k on a mortgage and plan to retire and make house payments from an non-IRA account then you just withdraw money and make payments. But if you plan to use your non-Roth IRA funds you will need to pay federal, state and local income tax first, so you may need to withdraw $600k to net $500k after taxes. I find it very painful to withdraw IRA funds because I pay the taxes each time I withdraw. Also consider that when you have a high retirement income you will pay more for the mandatory Medicare premium. I had the option of staying on an employer health plan after retirement, but when I hit 65 my cost went up because i now must pay Medicare for me and my spouse, and each one of us is a high income earner. And when you push your income up one year (sell rental property, withdraw IRA, etc,) that also pushes you to a higher Medicare premium the next time it’s recalculated. For example, the premium for those making over $170k a year is $545/month, so a couple pays $1090/ month, and it is mandatory. And most folks then buy supplemental insurance on top of that. It all adds up. |
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Already hit my number and have been retired for a year and half. Actually retired a little early. Had some health issues (cancer) and figured why wait? 3 of my grandparents and both my parents died of cancer. Cancer is gone and I have been enjoying traveling, and the slower pace of life. Don’t mind traffic and lines, I usually have nowhere else to be.
Went to France for 3 weeks, visited some family, went to two different BMW driving events, Laguna Seca and M Performance Center at Thermal. The former my wife and I hung out in Monterey, and the latter with my brother in Palm Springs. I’ve reconnected with friends for lunches and the dogs get walked more often and longer. Turned off the alarm clock and enjoy a leisurely coffee and breakfast. I’m spending more time baking and getting good at sourdough bread, croissants and other French pastries that I learned in Paris. My neighbors love the fresh bread and pastries. I want to take up the guitar and I’ll have plenty of time to practice. I can go to the gym and Costco in the middle of the day when it’s less crowded. I can go to my grand nieces and nephews concerts and sports events that I used to miss because I was working. Scheduling Dr. and other appointments is much easier because I have flexibility. I also have plenty of time to read and reply to threads here. . Life is good. |
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In my case I said $10M to FORCE me to retire. Like if someone wrote me a check, but I HAD to retire right now then it would have to be a $10M check because I don't want to retire right now. However if I did want to retire I know I could easily do so on $1M or less. Believe me I think about that all the time. Being self employed for the past like 6 years I don't think I could go back to a regular job. So I'm always planning for if/when the shit hits the fan. |
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I have some disappointing news for 1/3rd if you….$1 million ain’t enough! Unless you’re retiring at 75.
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2 - 3 mil and you're off retiring at 55. Sell up and get smaller place out of town for easier maintenance with smaller yard/garden and a hot tub instead of a pool.
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