JustCurious
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I have often heard the advice that you should save enough to be able to spend 80 percent of your pre-retirement income during retirement. I am curious to find out the real life experience of those on this board.
I understand that the "80 percent of pre-retirement income" rule is not really useful for those of us who LBYM, since we are already accustomed to spending 80 percent or less of our income even before we retire. For those who LBYM, a percentage of pre-retirement spending is a more useful metric, but I am still curious to find the retirement spending as a percentage of pre-retirement income because I want to see how the experience of people on this board relates to the oft quoted rule.
I understand that the "80 percent of pre-retirement income" rule is not really useful for those of us who LBYM, since we are already accustomed to spending 80 percent or less of our income even before we retire. For those who LBYM, a percentage of pre-retirement spending is a more useful metric, but I am still curious to find the retirement spending as a percentage of pre-retirement income because I want to see how the experience of people on this board relates to the oft quoted rule.