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Act I: Your Snapshot

Where you are today

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About you

Drives the projected age in your headline and the milestone ages on your trajectory.

Used for Coast FI and to compute years-until-retirement on your trajectory.

What you have today

401k, IRA, brokerage only — not cash or emergency fund.

Act II: Your Path

Choose your destination

Financial independence means different things to different people. Pick the version that resonates with your life.

Act III: Your Plan

Your plan

Projected to reach FI in

44.1 years

Your FI Number: $1,428,571

Monthly invest

$800

Savings rate

20%

Annual expenses

$60k

Progress

1%

Foundation first

Your cash savings cover less than 1 month of expenses. Before focusing on investments, build this to at least 3 months — a job loss or unexpected bill would otherwise force you to sell investments at the worst time. Why this matters for your FI plan →

On track for financial independence in approximately 44.1 years

You earn $6,250/month, save 20% of it and $20k invested. You're targeting financial independence in 44.1 years. On this trajectory, you could reach it in approximately 44.1 years.

Your priority actions

1
Do this first

Build emergency fund to 4 months

You have less than 1 month of expenses in cash. Consider redirecting $500/month to savings before increasing investments.

Helps protect your investment plan from forced sales during unexpected expenses⏱ ~32 months at current pace

These projections are for educational purposes only and are not personalised financial advice. Results depend on the inputs you provide and assume consistent behaviour over time. Learn more →

Explore: retirement spending

That's $60k/year of retirement spending.

$20,000 of $1,428,571

Trajectory

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On the path to financial independence

Full FI

~44 years away

Progress to FI

1%

Complete freedom. Work becomes optional.

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