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Old 12-15-2005, 09:20 AM   #21
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What about the 40K in debt?

What inflation rate are you using?

After tax?

The shortfall is much more then 905 per month - based on my simple factoring on this.
It is assumed that the debt will have been paid off by retirement. The shortfall should be correct since it is in today's dollar (so does the expense of $3K)
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Re: 54 yo trouble
Old 12-15-2005, 09:31 AM   #22
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There are lots of tragic cases out there like the friend of the OP. Actually there are many in much worse shape. For many of these people, they'll have to fall back on family members to make it through the duration or suffer the consequnces of their choices.
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Old 12-15-2005, 09:36 AM   #23
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You are right - they will need $752 per month from somewhere or increase the withdrawal rate.
I do not think increasing the withdrawal rate is feasible since it will be about 24%.

A better approach will be to limit the expense to $2,359 per month based on the following calculations:

Social security income = 2,624
4 % withdrrawal from portfolio = 152
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Total Income before tax = $2,776

Net income (after tax) = 2,359
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Old 12-15-2005, 09:36 AM   #24
 
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It is assumed that the debt will have been paid off by retirement. The shortfall should be correct since it is in today's dollar (so does the expense of $3K)
Great. *Thanks for the reply. Hopefully in 11 years we still have a 15% tax bracket.

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Old 12-15-2005, 09:41 AM   #25
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One problem is you are assuming she/they will get SS... she has a 403(b), and some will not get this benefit.

If you are a teacher in Texas, you will not... but you will get an annuity on your imcome... say she worked 30 years at 2.2 per year it is $26,400 per year from pension.. you only need to make up $10,000...
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One problem is you are assuming she/they will get SS... she has a 403(b), and some will not get this benefit.

If you are a teacher in Texas, you will not... but you will get an annuity on your imcome... say she worked 30 years at 2.2 per year it is $26,400 per year from pension.. you only need to make up $10,000...
Is the pension inflation adjusted?

$10,000 is almost 24% withdrawal rate from the portfolio.

The bottmline is that she will need additional income from other sources or simply spend less.
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Old 12-15-2005, 10:05 AM   #27
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There are lots of tragic cases out there like the friend of the OP. Actually there are many in much worse shape. For many of these people, they'll have to fall back on family members to make it through the duration or suffer the consequnces of their choices.
If you accumulate $150,000, the 4% SWR is $6000 a year or $500 a month. I know all sorts of people who make $20,000 to $30,000 a year. They live within their means but very, very little income is left to save for retirement. They may have children, be divorced, and child support doesn't seem to get paid. How are they going to accumulate enough to pay them even $500 a month? How much choice is really involved here? They seem to do best if they can buy a home early on, and lock in the costs, and have the home as an option for a reverse mortgage. But many couldn't afford a house and with increases in prices in the past few years, even if they once could afford a house they can't anymore.
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Old 12-15-2005, 10:08 AM   #28
 
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Is the pension inflation adjusted?

$10,000 is almost 24% withdrawal rate from the portfolio.

The bottmline is that she will need additional income from other sources or simply spend less.
Back to my initial point of downsizing right now looks attractive.

Trying to get additional income in this economy is like trying to surf in a bathtub.
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Old 12-15-2005, 10:50 AM   #29
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Housing prices will fall back to the norm. Raising slightly below wage increases.

Telling her to count on a reverse mortgage was jumping to a conclusion, don't you think?
I am not going to stoop to your level and take your bait. I feel sorry for you if your sole purpose here is to argue and I am sure your crystal ball is as accurate as you claim to be.
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I am not going to stoop to your level and take your bait.* I feel sorry for you if your sole purpose here is to argue and I am sure your crystal ball is as accurate as you claim to be.*
What bait?* How can housing appreciate exceed wage increase growth for any length of time?

The house I just sold doubled in less then 4 years.

That is not normal and this is the norm now.*

Everything goes back to the norm.

Home appreciate slightly slower then wage growth.* Or we would all be living in a cave and if you believe the CPI - we all ready do.*
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Old 12-15-2005, 10:57 AM   #31
 
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And by the way. There are times when housing prices fall.

Believe it or not.
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Well, thanks for the additional tip Oracle of the ER forum.
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Old 12-15-2005, 11:17 AM   #33
 
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That reverse mortgage deal is not such a sure bet.

Works great in a house bubble. I give you that.

Not sure this bubble can continue for 11 months let another 11 years.

Having reverse mortgages as mortgage product at all should probably been a sign that there is an imbalance.

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Old 12-15-2005, 01:01 PM   #36
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If the savings are in a protected form (e.g., IRA, etc) and the debt is unsecured, she she might want to consider filing bankruptcy to wipe out the debt. Rather extreme measure but might be worth considering if she can't pay it off. New rules are more restictive now tho. She could take in wash too.
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