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Old 04-22-2021, 09:52 AM   #8
RichieRich
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Some folks may follow the rule of 4%, some perhaps as high as 5%. For those who don't understand what this means is that you don't want to withdraw more annually than your typical annual return.

So... the inverse of 4% (0.04) is 25. This basically means your total nest egg (capital) should be at least 25x your annual spend/budget. So if you want to spend $60k/yr (before) tax, then 60x25= $1.5MM required. Of course if you get pension, OAS, CPP then that also affects your magic number. I'd love to have more than $100k annually in retirement however that's unlikely.



Rich vs Wealthy? Rich may still have a rough budget, whereas Wealthy really can spend a few $100k yearly without any concerns of drawdown. An arbitrary number would be ~$3-5MM versus $10MM+ respectively.


Here's an excellent website (which I've posted before) that lets you go down that rabbit hole of estimating your spend as well as acturial-based review of your investment odds, lifespan, etc... quite a few other links on this site that are awesome:
https://engaging-data.com/will-money-last-retire-early/

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