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0 pointscambalache5y ago0 comments

I dont know how to tell you this, but 99% of the world population (and I am pretty sure at least 85-90% of Americans) WONT retire with anything even close to $3.7 MM.

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bluedevil2k5y ago

He’s NOT 85% of Americans, he’s a tech entrepreneur who is capable of building and selling businesses with 7 figure exits. Personally I wouldn’t want to retire on only $85k if I had that kind of potential. At that income you still need to budget for food and travel - I’d prefer a life where I can eat out when I want, hop a plane with my wife and go somewhere whenever I want. Retirement is about freedom!

texasbigdata5y ago

The federal reserve and treasury publish these tables. You’re actually very close to the cuttofs IIRC so kudos to you on good intuition.

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