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Calculate exactly how much you need to retire — and how long it will take at your current savings rate.
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Open calculatorFIRE — Financial Independence, Retire Early — is a movement built around one idea: save and invest aggressively, build a portfolio large enough to live off the returns, and buy back your time. Years or decades before traditional retirement age. The core tool is the 4% rule: withdraw 4% of your portfolio per year and it historically lasts 30+ years.
Retire on a minimal budget, typically under $40k/year. Maximum frugality, maximum freedom.
Retire with a generous lifestyle — $80k+/year. Larger savings target, broader runway.
Semi-retire with part-time work covering daily expenses. The flexible middle path.
The 4% rule is the foundation of every FIRE number calculation. Here's where it came from, what it actually says, and whether you can trust it for a 40-year retirement.
Read article →Financial Independence, Retire Early sounds like a fantasy for people with six-figure salaries and no social life. It's not. Here's what FIRE actually means, why ordinary people are doing it, and how to start thinking about your own path.
Read article →Your FIRE number is the first milestone on the path. It takes 5 minutes — and might surprise you.
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