Two people earning the same amount can be decades apart, and the only thing that separates them is the share of income they keep. This works out your savings rate and turns it into the number that actually matters: years.
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Everything here is in real, after-inflation terms, so the figures are in today's spending power. It assumes a constant real return, constant contributions, constant spending, and that you reach financial independence when your invested assets reach your annual spending divided by your withdrawal rate. Real returns are not constant and sequence of returns matters, particularly in the first decade of withdrawals. The 4% figure is a research starting point, not a guarantee, and it does not account for taxes on withdrawals, healthcare before Medicare age, or Social Security. Estimates only, not investment advice.