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Old 12-20-2014, 03:54 PM   #21
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Anyone that takes any number, 50%, 80%, or 120% found on the internet as 'their number', needs to keep working.
There ya go! We are in full agreement. There is too much variability in what's included (or not) in both the numerator and denominator that determine those percentages that they're more than meaningless, they're dangerous.

The guy spending at a 120% of his working income level may be living more conservatively than the guy spending at 50%.

I'm all for working in absolute numbers.

I do absolutely agree with you that there are expenditures encountered while working that will go away once you are retired and they can be significant. I just handle them in absolute numbers and not in percentages related to my final income while working.
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Old 12-20-2014, 05:54 PM   #22
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This post is so unlike Midpack. It's like one of those Sunday puzzles -find 5 things wrong with this picture.
I can't believe people are getting money for cut and paste information like this(the book author/publisher)
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Old 12-20-2014, 06:10 PM   #23
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Heck if they wait until they're 85 they'll need to save next to nothing. This must be the plan of many.
Well, as I see it some people just are not good at saving money. I am not even talking about investing, just saving anything at the end of the month. Some people just can't seem to do it.
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Old 12-20-2014, 10:25 PM   #24
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We also get $30 per payroll ($780 per year) toward the HSA max...

When the taxman throws you a bone, you clamp down and don't let go. Just so they don't go to means testing when I retire...but, isn't that the whole point of progressive tax rates when I'm working?
My company gives me I think $400 a year for HSA. And I get free VA healthcare, so I am going to use them more this year to save money.

If they ever go to means testing for SS or a 401K withdrawal, I am screwed...
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Old 12-21-2014, 07:34 AM   #25
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This post is so unlike Midpack. It's like one of those Sunday puzzles -find 5 things wrong with this picture.
I can't believe people are getting money for cut and paste information like this(the book author/publisher)
Wow. Obviously there are unlimited sets of assumptions, so the exact numbers aren't the point. If you want to see the numbers for a different set of assumptions, the math is not that hard.

The point was only to provide an illustration of the relative portfolios required at 62, 66 & 70 due to increased Soc Sec benefits and fewer years of retirement income. Would you dispute the portfolio required (to provide retirement income to supplement Soc Sec benefits) decreases significantly by waiting to retire at 62 vs 66 vs 70?

Again, the intent was for those members here who may be asked to (casually) advise folks who can't retire early. I know too many.
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