How much is enough - My Own Advisor

Weekend Reading – What you need to save to spend $75,000 in retirement income

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Mark | 20 Comments

Weekend Reading – What you need to save to spend $75,000 in retirement income Hey Readers! I hope you had a great week…welcome to a new Weekend Reading edition: focusing on what you might need to save to spend $75,000…

Reader Questions – Saving and Investing Updates

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Mark | 17 Comments

Reader Questions – Saving and Investing Updates I appreciate hearing from you and receiving your saving and investing questions so I can share some updates. I’ll be the first person to acknowledge our saving and investing approach might not be…

Income Needs and Wants in Retirement

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Mark | 80 Comments

Income Needs and Wants in Retirement Some time ago on this site I wrote one of the biggest retirement questions is: how much is enough? What might be our income sources, needs and wants be in retirement? The answer to…

How much do you need to retire on $6,000 per month?

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Mark | 37 Comments

How much do you need to retire on $6,000 per month? In a previous post on my site, I highlighted how much you need to save to retire on $5,000 per month. That’s a decent retirement spend for some, but…

How much do you need to retire on $5,000 per month?

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Mark | 34 Comments

How much do you need to retire on $5,000 per month? In a previous post on my site, we discussed the desire to retire at age 55 with higher inflation. I’ll link to that case study and others later on.…

How much is enough for retirement?

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Mark | 20 Comments

How much is enough for retirement? We’re all told to save, invest and stay invested for the long-term. Sound advice for sure in our asset accumulation years. But most of us will want to spend what we’ve worked so hard…

Consider what you spend for your enough number

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Mark | 27 Comments

Consider what you spend for your enough number Earlier this year, I wrote one of the biggest retirement questions and potentially one of the most frequently asked retirement questions is “How much is enough”? The answer to this question at…