Can I Retire Yet? Answer Question with One Simple Wealth Formula

[{"selector":"#anim-afa01795-be0b-43b7-a587-1305a3d63cd3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0904e286-1c5e-4f3d-a224-07fea2e97c39","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7d9938fc-7075-4772-bf33-3732e477849c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-75d23c5d-59d3-4776-9388-1ea2c1446def","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 136.78743%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8bcb08bb-bf6a-4ceb-9eb3-2ce94060259b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-26.48997423067609%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c4ebdeb4-dbda-4171-91e1-155fee58fb70","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9dbe0c57-a9a4-4438-855b-59f3c0169f40","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(219.31039%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read More

You’ve done your best to set aside money for retirement, despite all the emergencies

[{"selector":"#anim-9087a605-5a17-4562-a68b-36e9929183a6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-81f3fd6d-38be-437a-8e6b-9ee077a0cc67","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 1133.14218%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-65b98ce4-a5b0-44d7-8d97-88784d61cd96","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-18c3cde6-0743-4e30-8eb1-879ea4d2ed2a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 97.26248%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-525ea9fa-8c84-41de-91f5-1b71f218ad90","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f28d28a8-46ea-476a-9678-c19e592643a5","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(-98.14815%, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1e9b2c16-3d8d-452a-8d26-d615d9b7c751","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read More

Yes, if we’re willing to give up our dream home. For the retirement I want for us, I need to stick with it for another 4 years or so, depending on how the stock market behaves.

[{"selector":"#anim-42c646cc-37a1-49ce-ab4a-52e47591ec79","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-68b10bde-e2a8-4dc0-92eb-a29876c407e1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 97.26248%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-677281a6-7f55-495b-bab2-29e39a7d786c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.60509%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bdb8418a-8cd2-47f2-8f27-a8b183581ac7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-571463eb-4ec9-4715-9672-82a84515359f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-77abfba0-6c1f-4988-aa5b-a0bb5a7f024c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ec7c002d-918b-4b77-9781-fa8725159289","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-180deg) translate3d(0px, -70.45087%, 0) rotate(180deg)","rotate(-180deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(180deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fe4e4ef7-19c9-40f3-9cbf-86cfa558ab7a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3ff3377f-844f-40a9-a916-338623b77cd3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9857cdd5-5a66-4630-9cd1-d364d1ed03f1","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, -128.37412%, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read More

We Have to Help Our Future Self, but Life Keep Getting in the Way

[{"selector":"#anim-d83e9dd0-0494-4fd0-9ed1-af11fd6f695c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b3040378-24f0-4387-a85d-0dff29a24040","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-90deg) translate3d(0px, -80.63095%, 0) rotate(90deg)","rotate(-90deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(90deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-47fa9aef-98a7-499e-a28d-3411ab0475c3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1bccff1-4123-456c-a144-1c81ba97f48d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 97.26248%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0da8c1b6-65f6-48da-9395-dce77f498085","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5e82a95d-d9db-4801-9040-904b68c43481","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.77182%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c19157d5-43b4-4762-95a7-ba7454a53cb0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f8cb129f-fe66-4099-be8b-cbe9bc84db02","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Read More

Problem was that there were always more urgent things you had to spend on…

[{"selector":"#anim-58b2f45f-296b-4a3a-b1fd-b2054084daae","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9efb24c0-b3bc-495e-bea6-f0dbfa47ad28","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-90deg) translate3d(0px, 198.85700%, 0) rotate(90deg)","rotate(-90deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(90deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6ef0b77c-45e3-40c5-b391-dc3d37532ce7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-91089216-4f52-4a52-9fb6-620aa03a3716","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-caafda77-0a13-462c-88c5-7f1d0a6c098b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 97.26248%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-71d57526-b75b-4805-90ba-5c05ee15bcd8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f85db438-fba5-4922-bdb7-f66a39402a6c","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-90deg) translate3d(296.34149%, 0px, 0) rotate(90deg)","rotate(-90deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(90deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-671276b9-cfa1-432b-9b58-75d19f03139e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-119.79866%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-df07143f-0962-40fb-aefe-eb26721c96a5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-65e4920f-f19f-4067-81a6-566727ad4aec","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Read More

– Donations and contributions – Dining out occasionally (or not so occasionally…) – Movies, shows, concerts, etc. (at least pre-Covid) – Vacations, or at least staycations – Some nicer clothes and shoes – Gifts

[{"selector":"#anim-82068c0d-95a7-40d8-a0a5-7f7375b6ffcc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bdd82aa7-df99-465e-be09-fbd3c65d7747","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-117.70492%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-76cda7cd-3bb0-41d2-9815-b011bbe2069f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c9a4f837-f2e9-4554-ae52-d91305d7caee","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 97.26248%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-53904781-ad15-4876-b60b-838cc425897b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0d2c43b0-912d-43a0-bbf8-4e791e8ea82c","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, -58.80346%, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-daea8579-5a56-4816-bf65-77aa9ee35347","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5676aad6-3779-4956-a0bd-3cb873bd2bb1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 391.64023%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3eb98e30-b59c-406f-9c16-30007d48fcb4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read More

When Can You Retire?

[{"selector":"#anim-32b8d571-532e-40c5-be61-58e4a2da9e9b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0295c81c-5cd5-4233-ae2d-c82f4d4c6cff","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(-98.14815%, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-94277159-c117-4bef-8791-0dd205456c6d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3db10fe0-547b-4a67-9b4a-dbf0aa2962f6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 97.26248%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d214c4d1-b09b-4e17-8510-8b94824d8099","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9472578c-34d8-4c13-9385-6f6086fcee5f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read More

Running Some Examples

[{"selector":"#anim-c8b5a96c-609a-4063-8a84-103871439252","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e7b4a6d6-6cd2-47d4-aaf2-2f6ba4c9e534","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 97.26248%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5cdc9dae-731a-4206-8dda-51f2ee3ab6df","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-00a592e6-0648-4997-993e-00be5eb3bacf","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-118.64952%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-af7e6d98-f925-47b0-a69d-ef474a1515a9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ad274921-5ebb-4e83-a19f-51b0f2ad2ec6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7edc22bf-3c6a-40f8-bb6a-7aaa098b4acb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7ba4170b-2529-4e03-8d09-6037717dcd76","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-90deg) translate3d(0px, -61.8418%, 0) rotate(90deg)","rotate(-90deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(90deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read More

Here are some options I’ve come up with...

[{"selector":"#anim-ac573c67-a936-49e0-b051-db331753bec3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-260d795c-19f3-483d-bcba-67f10eed8a0e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 97.26248%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b16bec8d-0352-4e74-aafe-54d33617be99","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c20ce871-8b1f-4bfd-a9f5-4206be937ee2","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-90deg) translate3d(183.82352%, 0px, 0) rotate(90deg)","rotate(-90deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(90deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4e5ebcda-153b-4f44-8dd2-9335feb77e2f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-117.19746%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-33852811-af87-42bf-a57b-6023e9286eb4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b682b482-d236-4c19-964b-925ca2f28b06","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-425f2692-1ad3-44ac-8407-f7ec27df72c4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ba319054-3819-4e62-98de-89e3b78b95ca","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-180deg) translate3d(0px, 560.30591%, 0) rotate(180deg)","rotate(-180deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(180deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-96a47cf9-0afb-4171-a48a-07051a63100c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-65c3cd79-3deb-4d56-b7a1-218fc0038ddb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4af797c2-c7bc-4f95-ba2c-202baa0ef27a","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, -163.23733%, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read More

More Related Articles

[{"selector":"#anim-dee76ca9-d1f3-4013-94c7-b09576403a6f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.90909%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-673cf34b-7cf2-4e62-828b-daf7feb5d80a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bce8fa38-59c0-4542-907e-900879f47853","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-17a5e25f-747c-49d9-948a-fc2de1ee3e5f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-069328c8-a46b-407b-aac1-95c44fa35b5b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(139.10255%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3bc90473-2289-41e2-b7e3-23601aa43413","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-48bb68af-4e68-4889-8cba-cdd9e537f421","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(128.99407%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-562a813d-556f-4044-847c-6f7b9977f4d6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-156a815c-b907-4607-a9bb-55879231d9af","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(139.74358%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-76799f60-965b-4ee9-a70e-48d6d3dfe59a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-147.61906%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5fe88632-46f6-400a-a446-4333cfb7a4e8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b93738fa-60dc-4bca-8d08-6498b84cd01a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fb6360a5-41d8-4f15-b7b9-e4dd7e36c847","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-147.61906%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4a299882-1f9a-427e-a5c3-cd717d6c93d0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-40f8c4df-937c-424a-afa0-cf74953c02e2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-84bbb576-23a4-4c96-b966-846252d375db","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-149.59998%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-660e9fb5-9b4a-42c6-8a82-f709fd821ac7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4a542b3a-40ec-4b07-935c-1312161f0c65","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d6384c8d-2dbb-4a5f-843d-b58910689160","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1b3892c6-d541-409c-a97f-13d58fdffaff","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1125afdd-0d95-4747-a39c-90158d4f2530","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b1a525f7-bfc7-41bc-b842-574ffe0cef43","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c2197bd0-c7d5-4bfd-acd3-e0d33b11cf60","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2ff7ca36-6cad-47c7-ab52-68eddfe07114","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d55cd27d-992e-4e43-a1cc-c26bd80d2448","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-75f8cd95-a9bb-438c-86dd-b032ec933262","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Three Strategies to Pay Off Credit Card Debt Is a College Degree Really Worth the Long-Term Debt? Wake Up with Wealthtender: Pure Appiness.

Can I Retire Yet? Answer Question with One Simple Wealth Formula

You’ve done your best to set aside money for retirement, despite all the emergencies

Yes, if we’re willing to give up our dream home. For the retirement I want for us, I need to stick with it for another 4 years or so, depending on how the stock market behaves.

Can I (Author of this Article) Retire Yet?

We Have to Help Our Future Self, but Life Keep Getting in the Way

If you’re like most of us in our 40s, 50s, or 60s, saving for retirement was somewhere in the back of your mind for at least a decade.

Problem was that there were always more urgent things you had to spend on…

– Rent or mortgage, property taxes, utilities, etc. – Buying a car, paying for auto insurance, maintenance, repairs, fuel, parking, tolls, etc. – Food and other groceries – Health insurance and medical expenses

– Donations and contributions – Dining out occasionally (or not so occasionally…) – Movies, shows, concerts, etc. (at least pre-Covid) – Vacations, or at least staycations – Some nicer clothes and shoes – Gifts

Problem was that there were always more urgent things you had to spend on…

When Can You Retire?

The first step in planning for your retirement is knowing where the goalpost lies.

Running Some Examples

Wealth isn’t just about net worth or even invested net worth. It’s about that number relative to whatever your spending is in excess of your fixed income.

Here are some options I’ve come up with...

But What If…

More Related Articles