This is a good example; no one has to worry about finances for the rest of their life if what they've already saved up can sustain them for the rest of their li

This is a good example; no one has to worry about finances for the rest of their life if what they've already saved up can sustain them for the rest of their life. Just as a squirrel doesn't need be concerned with finding food again if its nestegg is properly stocked. So many people are so concerned with The Jone's and new cars and high-expense lifestyles that it requires a very different kind of number. It's a formula, and you just need to put in the numbers to find what works. For some maybe that's $200k. For others, maybe $200M. - Unfortunately, this whole thread is yet another example of the HN bubble.