Having Trouble Trusting the Math in Early Retirement?
How much money can you safely spend in retirement? In part two of this series on safe withdrawal rates, we discuss the #1 tool we've found to help you answer that question. Topics covered include the SWR Toolbox, our thoughts on Social Security, the challenges of spending in retirement, and how to get comfortable with increasing your withdrawal rate. Be sure to see the links below for the show notes and to Part 1 which walks through this FREE retirement tool. **Show notes: https://twosidesoffi.com/toolbox **Part 1: • Never Run Out of Money in Retirement - Use... Timestamps: 00:00 Safe Withdrawal Rate Toolbox 02:29 cFIREsim comparison 06:14 Our #1 FIRE tool! 09:53 Social Security 13:34 My withdrawal rate 16:36 CAPE-adjusted WR 22:15 Being too conservative? 28:54 Trust the math! 33:04 Overthinking spending 38:00 I need to spend more 43:18 A custom tool for Jason? **Show notes, tools, resources + information: http://twosidesoffi.com **Our podcast: https://twosidesoffi.com/podcast/ **Eric’s "NOW" page at 30X40 Design Workshop: https://thirtybyforty.com/now **Eric’s YouTube Channel: https://thirtybyforty.com/youtube **Jason's Blog: https://www.thenextphaseisnow.com #twosidesoffi #financialindependence #firemovement @30by40 **Note: This content does not constitute investment advice and is being presented for informational and educational purposes only.

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