What is a reasonable fat FIRE number for a married couple? Can’t figure out if numbers I see are for one or two peopl

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This is all dependent and the FIRE #s tend to be flat rates whether your married or not. General rule of thumb...
1. Lean FIRE: <$40K yr
2. FIRE: $40k -$100k
3. Fat FIRE: $100K+

As a couple, figure out what your annual expenses are, add how much discretionary income you want on top of that, add it up, multiply by 25, and that's what you need to save. Then you withdraw 4% from that every year.

Example:
Living expenses: $30K a year.
Desired annual discretionary income: $70K (Hey, you've got plans, man!)
Total= $100K
$100k x 25= $2.5M
$2.5M - 4% = $100K

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Your target individual income / 4% gives you a baseline for you. Target income for a couple / 4% works for a couple. You can base it on today’s dollars. COL adjustment is built in.

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