Tuesday, July 1, 2008

How much do we need to retire?

When I retire, I need sufficient cash to indulge with my daily activities. So I have been calculating the amount of money I need to live for the rest of my life in peace.

Roughly, I would need RM5million cash in my fix deposit account to have a decent life. Based on a simple calculation of 3 percent return, this will come to 120K+ a year. That means 10K a month. That's not bad really.

However, if you look at the inflation rate, 10K in the future will have a spending power of 5K today. That's not much!

2 comments:

gracetcp said...

how much to save now per year to reach RM5 mil in FD at 55 years old? It works out to be around RM130K per year for u & not taking into account inflation & NPV.

Gotta buy 4D wei!

Secret Garden said...

I sendiri sudah nak RM 5mil. You satu kampung mana cukup? :D