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    Calculate your Financial Independence number and see exactly when you can retire — based on your savings, contributions, and return assumptions. Lean, Regular, and Fat FIRE supported. No signup required.

    Your plan

    Change any number — nothing is saved

    How much of the pot you take out each year once retired. Not sure? 4% is the classic starting point — a lower rate is safer but needs a bigger pot.

    1.2M

    23 years away · Est. 2049 · 4% of the way there

    Portfolio Forecast

    Projected growth toward your FIRE number — today's money

    Portfolio Value
    Total Invested
    FIRE Target
    Portfolio Value
    Total Invested
    FIRE Target

    Estimated FIRE date

    A projection, not a prediction — the same plan under different return assumptions

    Conservative

    2054

    5% return

    Base case

    2049

    7% return

    Optimistic

    2046

    9% return

    Actual returns, inflation, taxes and spending can move this by years. Use it to compare choices, not as a fixed date.

    Why is your FIRE number 1.2M?

    The whole calculation, in four lines

    Target spending$4,000/mo
    Annual spending$4,000 × 12 = $48,000
    At a 4% withdrawal rate$48,000 ÷ 0.04 = 1.2M
    Your pace50K + $2,000/mo at 7% → ~23 years

    What can I change?

    One lever at a time, from your current plan

    ChangeFIRE dateDifference
    Current plan2049—
    Invest +$200/mo20481 yr earlier
    Invest +$500/mo20472 yrs earlier
    Spend −$300/mo20481 yr earlier
    Return +1 pt20481 yr earlier
    Withdrawal 3.5%20512 yrs later

    Your FIRE ladder

    The milestones on the way — tap a rung for detail · today's money

    Year-by-Year Breakdown

    How your portfolio grows each year — today's money · tap a year for months

    YearMonthly ContributionPortfolio ValueTotal InvestedInvestment GrowthMonthly ExpensesProgress
    1$2,000$76,482$74,000$2,482$4,000
    6%
    2$2,040$104,532$98,480$6,052$4,000
    9%
    3$2,081$134,223$123,450$10,774$4,000
    11%
    4$2,122$165,633$148,919$16,714$4,000
    14%
    5$2,165$198,841$174,897$23,944$4,000
    17%
    6$2,208$233,931$201,395$32,536$4,000
    19%
    7$2,252$270,991$228,423$42,568$4,000
    23%
    8$2,297$310,111$255,991$54,120$4,000
    26%
    9$2,343$351,386$284,111$67,275$4,000
    29%
    10$2,390$394,916$312,793$82,123$4,000
    33%
    Showing 1–10 of 23 years
    1 / 3

    Your FIRE breakdown

    Key numbers behind the projection

    Progress toward FIRE4.2%

    FIRE number

    1.2M

    Withdrawal rate

    4% · 25×

    Current savings

    50K

    Income from savings today

    $167/mo

    Remaining to FIRE

    1.2M

    Planned withdrawal

    $4,000/mo

    Est. retirement

    2049

    1.2M

    23 years away · Est. 2049 · 4% of the way there

    Portfolio Forecast

    Projected growth toward your FIRE number — today's money

    Portfolio Value
    Total Invested
    FIRE Target
    Portfolio Value
    Total Invested
    FIRE Target

    Estimated FIRE date

    A projection, not a prediction — the same plan under different return assumptions

    Conservative

    2054

    5% return

    Base case

    2049

    7% return

    Optimistic

    2046

    9% return

    Actual returns, inflation, taxes and spending can move this by years. Use it to compare choices, not as a fixed date.

    Why is your FIRE number 1.2M?

    The whole calculation, in four lines

    Target spending$4,000/mo
    Annual spending$4,000 × 12 = $48,000
    At a 4% withdrawal rate$48,000 ÷ 0.04 = 1.2M
    Your pace50K + $2,000/mo at 7% → ~23 years

    What can I change?

    One lever at a time, from your current plan

    ChangeFIRE dateDifference
    Current plan2049—
    Invest +$200/mo20481 yr earlier
    Invest +$500/mo20472 yrs earlier
    Spend −$300/mo20481 yr earlier
    Return +1 pt20481 yr earlier
    Withdrawal 3.5%20512 yrs later

    Your FIRE ladder

    The milestones on the way — tap a rung for detail · today's money

    Year-by-Year Breakdown

    How your portfolio grows each year — today's money · tap a year for months

    YearMonthly ContributionPortfolio ValueTotal InvestedInvestment GrowthMonthly ExpensesProgress
    1$2,000$76,482$74,000$2,482$4,000
    6%
    2$2,040$104,532$98,480$6,052$4,000
    9%
    3$2,081$134,223$123,450$10,774$4,000
    11%
    4$2,122$165,633$148,919$16,714$4,000
    14%
    5$2,165$198,841$174,897$23,944$4,000
    17%
    6$2,208$233,931$201,395$32,536$4,000
    19%
    7$2,252$270,991$228,423$42,568$4,000
    23%
    8$2,297$310,111$255,991$54,120$4,000
    26%
    9$2,343$351,386$284,111$67,275$4,000
    29%
    10$2,390$394,916$312,793$82,123$4,000
    33%
    Showing 1–10 of 23 years
    1 / 3

    Your plan

    Change any number — nothing is saved

    How much of the pot you take out each year once retired. Not sure? 4% is the classic starting point — a lower rate is safer but needs a bigger pot.

    Your FIRE breakdown

    Key numbers behind the projection

    Progress toward FIRE4.2%

    FIRE number

    1.2M

    Withdrawal rate

    4% · 25×

    Current savings

    50K

    Income from savings today

    $167/mo

    Remaining to FIRE

    1.2M

    Planned withdrawal

    $4,000/mo

    Est. retirement

    2049

    What could go wrong?

    Educational risk assessment — not financial advice

    Sequence of returns

    A severe downturn just after you retire can permanently change the outcome — the same average return hurts far more when the bad years come early.

    High

    Market returns

    Actual long-run returns will differ from the assumption you picked here.

    High

    Inflation

    Higher inflation raises the capital you need and erodes what each withdrawal buys.

    Medium

    Lifestyle creep

    Spending that drifts up over time quietly raises the FIRE number.

    Medium

    Healthcare & one-offs

    Large or unexpected costs are not captured by the base model.

    Medium

    Taxes

    Depend on your country and account structure, and can be material.

    Medium

    What it is

    This calculator estimates your FIRE number — the portfolio you need so investment returns alone can cover your living costs — and how many years of saving and investing it takes to get there.

    Pick a lifestyle (Lean, Regular, or Fat), enter your savings and monthly contributions, then adjust the withdrawal rate and return assumptions to see how your timeline changes. Or flip to “Money I have” and “Income I want” to answer the question the other way round.

    How the math works

    FIRE number
    Annual expenses ÷ Safe Withdrawal Rate. At a 4% SWR, you need 25× your yearly spending.
    Real return
    Annual return − inflation. Growth is compounded monthly on this inflation-adjusted rate.
    Years to FIRE
    Each year your portfolio compounds and contributions are added until it reaches your FIRE number.
    Planned withdrawal
    FIRE number × withdrawal rate ÷ 12 — the income the pot is sized to provide, which equals your target spending. Returns are uncertain, so this is a planned draw, not guaranteed income.

    Assumptions & caveats

    • Returns are assumed steady; real markets are volatile and sequence-of-returns risk matters near retirement.
    • The 4% rule is a guideline from US historical data, not a guarantee — many planners use 3–3.5% to be safe.
    • Expenses grow with inflation; taxes, healthcare, and one-off costs are not modelled.
    • Contributions grow each year by the contribution-growth rate to reflect rising income.

    Frequently asked questions

    It suggests you can withdraw 4% of your portfolio in year one of retirement, then adjust that amount for inflation each year, with a high chance the money lasts 30+ years. It implies a FIRE number of 25× your annual expenses.

    Lean FIRE covers essentials only (a leaner budget and smaller target), Regular FIRE maintains your current lifestyle, and Fat FIRE funds a more comfortable, higher-spending retirement with a larger target.

    Today's money to judge the lifestyle (is this enough for me now?). Future money shows the balance your account will actually read, which grows with inflation — use the toggle on the forecast to switch.

    It's a planning estimate based on steady assumptions. Use it to compare scenarios, not as a precise prediction. Connecting your real accounts gives a far more accurate, continuously updated projection.

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