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INVESTMENTS (GROWTH OVER TIME) - This is where the return rate plays its role, as well as the amount of money you’ll be investing yearly in the future as well. The total amount needed to live off your wealth is 25x your yearly expenses, one of the main variables we have control over! (BTW in the spreadsheet all you need to do is plug in your monthly expenses and it’ll auto-calculate the rest) The higher your expenses the bigger the pot – which is where this 25x number comes in. You can easily figure it out though :) It’s now updated and will automatically calculate for you thanks to an anonymous reader!ĮXPENSES (CURRENTLY) - This is arguably the most important factor here as it determines exactly how much you need to have in order to retire *today*.

Early retirement drawdown how to#

Unfortunately you have to match up your ER age manually as I couldn’t figure out how to have that match and automatically adjust w/ that right-side column. Again, based off the same 4% withdrawal rate.ĪGE: NOW & THEN – This is where you plug in your current age which will be automatically adjusted in the “Investments” column to the right.

RETIRE NOW: YEARLY & MONTHLY - This tells you what you have to live off of *right now* should you decide to retire today. (I left out cash here on purpose since it’s just sitting in a savings account and not making a return, but I know others do like to include it… fwiw) Notice this is an adjustment from having our Net Worth be the center of attention! That gives you an overall snapshot of your entire finances which is also good to know, but doesn’t necessarily paint a good ER picture… Just straight up income-producing investments since this is where you’ll be getting your money to live off in ER (early retirement). No home equity, cars, property, collectibles, etc. INVESTMENTS - This is where you put your *ahem* investments. I tend to personally agree with them since I’m getting these #’s from my friends who are *already* retired, but either of them can be changed easily in the spreadsheet to match your own situation. Now of course none of these numbers are absolute since we can’t predict the future, so these are things you’ll have to decide yourself to keep or tweak depending on your own beliefs.

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It’ll all change as time goes on, but if we update it along w/ it then in theory it should always be correct for any given moment in time :) If you want to adjust for future changes though, scroll down and check out v2! UPDATE: This spreadsheet gives you a snapshot for the future as things stand *today*.

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NOTE: Inflation will make this # not as sexy over time, but fortunately is already calculated in with the 4% withdrawal plan.

8% return rate – This is another of those often quoted, yet highly controversial numbers, and is an average over the span of many years and not just a specific one.

25 multiplier – This is the ratio that will tell you when you’ve reached financial independence – when you have 25x your annual expenses invested in income generating assets, which is based on that same 4% withdrawal rule.

(That says historically you would have been fine spending 4% of your initial portfolio value and adjusting for inflation each year)

4% withdrawal rate – This is the amount experts/bloggers often recommend as the “safe withdrawal” amount based on the Trinity Study.

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(You can download the spreadsheet here: Early Retirement Spreadsheet) Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.