He keeps saying he wants to retire early.
So, Uncle8888 passed him this retirement planning Excel worksheet.
After simulating with the retirement planning Excel worksheet, he realizes that he will need 13% ROC.
13%!!!
Uncle8888 told him frankly that he is still far away from early retirement.
He will need to save more and invest for higher growth.
13% is a tough number to achieve.
5-6% ROC is more reasonable.
Read? Retirement Income for Life??? (12)
The Moral of the Story:
ReplyDeleteTalking and thinking is cheap until you estimate or calculate the cost of doing it. Right?
CW,
DeleteAnd that's the powerful secret of realising all our dreams:
Wake up!
http://singaporemanofleisure.blogspot.sg/2012/07/powerful-secret-to-unleashing-your.html
We need to have dreams. But all dreaming and no action is not a good strategy...
Ya.
DeleteThe most powerful thing to do on Planet Earth and it is free too.
Wake up!
:-)