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2FD 046: Safely Withdrawing Your Investments in Retirement with Early Retirement Dude

Do you know how much you need in your investments to retire?

Early Retirement Dude has joined us again after retiring early himself at the age of 36 almost 13 years ago! He explains to us the concept of a safe withdrawal rate to know how much you can withdrawal from your investments to pay for retirement. 

Once you know how much you need, you’ll probably become addicted to getting there faster. CHA-CHING!​​​​

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Discussion Points

  • Firguring out how much you need in your investments to retire.
  • Determining a safe withdrawal rate from your portfolio to pay for expenses.
  • The types of assets to hold in your retirement portfolio.
  • The source of the 4% safe withdrawal rule.
  • ERD’s experience using the safe withdrawal rule for his own retirement.
  • Tools to help you in your retirement calculations.
  • Frugal Tip of The Week: The mattresses that only costs $150-$300 and are just as good as the $1,500-$3,000 ones.

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