Anyone else keep a “dream number” in their head for financial independence? Mine’s $1.8M because I’m a spreadsheet nerd and ran 50 different scenarios. 😂 What’s your FI number, and did you land on it through math, gut instinct, or just vibes?

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Idk $5m seems like a good number to hit. Idk if I'll ever get there

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You know there's a FIRE bowl, right?

MOST people in this bowl will never think about FIRE, let alone achieve it.

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Figure out how much you need to cover all expenses each year and divide by 3% to get a rough idea.

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$5M , but if i wasn’t a single parent with two kids , i would say 2.5

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Dream number is $20M, not a retirement goal. Just lifelong.

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$2.5 million is my target. I should easily be able to reach that goal by age 60.

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I’m at $2m now, I def wouldn’t be able to call it quits yet, I have 30 working years left, my goal is prob $10M

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$4-5M would be nice.

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It’s like 8 mill

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Prob 10 inflation adjusted, at 2 now w kids on the way

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No, because I've been struggling to figure mine out.

I find the dream moves over time. But once you get to some single digit million amount (varies by person) you have more optionality.

I also have my own small goal of financial independence. I would like to hear your logic for setting 1.8 million. Is it based on cost of living, return on investment, or other factors? Let’s discuss our ‘financial freedom blueprint’

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