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The term `Millionaire Next Door` is key. It's someone you wouldn't even realize is wealthy, because they don't demonstrate wealth visibly. They take care of ne
by neogodless 5y ago
The term `Millionaire Next Door` is key.
It's someone you wouldn't even realize is wealthy, because they don't demonstrate wealth visibly. They take care of needs and (some) wants based on their own internal compass rather than the image it would convey.
Certainly, low income and high cost of living is not a recipe for success. But moderate income and moderate cost of living (less than income) can be. The article says investment returns like those can't be replicated, because inflation is too low. But being able to make enough money to invest isn't possible because inflation is too high. Well, you can't have it both ways!
Lets throw some assumptions in... 7% return on investments after inflation.
> If you contribute $834.85 every month over the next 40 years towards your goal, you will have $2,000,000.00 in savings.
> If you contribute $1,764.39 every month over the next 30 years towards your goal, you will have $2,000,000.00 in savings.
$2 million (given the 4% safe withdrawal rate derived from the Trinity Study) would give you $80k annual income. Everything will be in today's dollars, since inflation is already factored into your ROI.
If you started at age 25 and wanted to retire at 55 with $2 million dollars, with the assumption you're spending $80k every year, you'd need an after tax income of $101,172.68 each year. In other words, save just over 20% of your income, and pull off early retirement in 30 years. (If you keep the $80k and $2 million at a perfect 1:25 ratio, this math works for any income/spending, for example ~$63k income, $50k spending and $1,250,000.)
Who thinks someone living an $80k lifestyle on a $101k (after tax) income is hating their quality of life? Drive 3-5 year old cars for 5 years, paid cash. (At the oldest they are 10 years old just before you sell them.) Don't buy more house than you need, with "tiny exaggeration syndrome" where you need the "best" school and the "best" walkable score and the "best" etc... Balance eating out with the joy of cooking. And so forth. Your neighbors will not think you are poor, but they also won't suspect you're getting rich. You will become a millionaire next door.