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Financial independence calculator

Find your “FI number” — the portfolio that covers your spending at a safe withdrawal rate — and how long until you get there. Enter your numbers below.

Your FI number (today’s dollars)

$1,000,000

Portfolio needed to cover expenses at your withdrawal rate.

Time to financial independence

23.0 years

Projected balance by year (today’s dollars)

Year	Projected balance (USD)
0	$50,000
1	$76,366
2	$103,756
3	$132,210
4	$161,768
5	$192,475
6	$224,374
7	$257,511
8	$291,936
9	$327,698
10	$364,848
11	$403,441
12	$443,533
13	$485,182
14	$528,448
15	$573,395
16	$620,087
17	$668,592
18	$718,981
19	$771,327
20	$825,705
21	$882,196
22	$940,880
23	$1,001,843

How long will it last?

Once you hit your FI number ($1,000,000 (today’s dollars)), how long does it last at your retirement spending?

Your money lasts

80.8 years

Until the money runs out at this spending level.

Year in retirement	Remaining balance (USD)
0	$1,000,000
1	$998,128
2	$996,183
3	$994,163
4	$992,064
5	$989,884
6	$987,619
7	$985,266
8	$982,821
9	$980,282
10	$977,644
11	$974,904
12	$972,057
13	$969,100
14	$966,028
15	$962,836
16	$959,521
17	$956,077
18	$952,499
19	$948,782
20	$944,921
21	$940,910
22	$936,743
23	$932,414
24	$927,917
25	$923,246
26	$918,393
27	$913,352
28	$908,115
29	$902,674
30	$897,022
31	$891,151
32	$885,052
33	$878,716
34	$872,133
35	$865,296
36	$858,192
37	$850,813
38	$843,147
39	$835,184
40	$826,911

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Figures are in today’s dollars (adjusted for inflation) so your FI number stays a fair target over time. Projections assume a constant return and level contributions, ignore taxes, and are a planning model — not a guarantee or financial advice.

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