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Serious q: Is $10 million enough to retire?

Low to medium-COL area. SAHM and two young kids.
Buy your next house instantly with Zellow!
  05/10/26
My net worth is -36,000k
spencer pratt
  05/10/26
Are you retired?
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cowgod
  05/10/26
You’ve got my vote
AI_concubine
  05/10/26
it definitely should be, unless you have serious spending pr...
big black
  05/10/26
Real inflation is 15% a year, conservatively. $10 mil @ 5...
Consuela
  05/10/26
where do you get 15% a year? if that is anywhere close to ac...
big black
  05/10/26
my eyes official stats are wildly fake
Consuela
  05/10/26
I agree the official numbers are bs, but 15% cannot be accur...
big black
  05/10/26
the cost of housing is double what it was pre-covid. mortga...
Consuela
  05/10/26
Are you assuming he keeps the whole thing in treasury bonds?...
cowgod
  05/10/26
I don’t see why not. What is there to even spend money...
luke the drifter
  05/10/26
I'm retired with more than that, but $10M should be plenty u...
OldHLSDude
  05/10/26
You bought a house for $12 in 1965
Consuela
  05/10/26
Can I have like $50k? I'll send u feet pics or customs or wh...
Nippon Professional Baseball
  05/10/26
he'll give you $20 mil if you put his stupid name on a harva...
Consuela
  05/10/26
OLDHLSDude only takes verified nude pretzel shots of poaster...
Pope Leo XXX
  05/10/26
180. Did you actually retire with more than $10m or did your...
luke the drifter
  05/10/26
$10 million is enough assuming you have been diagnosed with ...
.,.,.,.,.,.,..,.,.,,.,.,..,>,...
  05/10/26
in rural parts of Cambodia, maybe
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Date: May 10th, 2026 5:26 PM
Author: Buy your next house instantly with Zellow!

Low to medium-COL area. SAHM and two young kids.

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Date: May 10th, 2026 5:28 PM
Author: spencer pratt

My net worth is -36,000k

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Date: May 10th, 2026 5:29 PM
Author: Buy your next house instantly with Zellow!

Are you retired?

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Date: May 10th, 2026 9:51 PM
Author: cowgod



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Date: May 10th, 2026 9:55 PM
Author: AI_concubine

You’ve got my vote

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Date: May 10th, 2026 5:38 PM
Author: big black ((zurich is stained))

it definitely should be, unless you have serious spending problems. you can safely withdraw 400-450k/year and your money should never run out. realistically, you should be living off like 200k and your overall balance should continue to grow.

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Date: May 10th, 2026 5:45 PM
Author: Consuela

Real inflation is 15% a year, conservatively.

$10 mil @ 5% return = $500,000 / year

That’s $400,000 after 20% taxes (conservative)

$200,000 needs to be reinvested which is 2% growth per year

Leaving you $200,000 to spend

Can you survive 40 years where your $10 mil gets whittled down in purchasing power 13% a year?

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Date: May 10th, 2026 8:22 PM
Author: big black ((zurich is stained))

where do you get 15% a year? if that is anywhere close to accurate, then 10 million isn't enough and we are all doomed

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Date: May 10th, 2026 9:01 PM
Author: Consuela

my eyes

official stats are wildly fake

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5865653&forum_id=2most#49879216)



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Date: May 10th, 2026 9:06 PM
Author: big black ((zurich is stained))

I agree the official numbers are bs, but 15% cannot be accurate. Everything would double in cost every 4 years or something

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Date: May 10th, 2026 9:36 PM
Author: Consuela

the cost of housing is double what it was pre-covid. mortgage rates are double. maintenance costs are double. utilities are double. starbucks coffee is double. a mcdonalds burger is double. insurance is double. everything is double.

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Date: May 10th, 2026 9:53 PM
Author: cowgod

Are you assuming he keeps the whole thing in treasury bonds? He doesn’t need to withdraw more than he spends imho. Only realized gains are taxed.

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Date: May 10th, 2026 6:10 PM
Author: luke the drifter (definite and ineradicable gauge of its upward moving)

I don’t see why not. What is there to even spend money on anyway?

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Date: May 10th, 2026 6:29 PM
Author: OldHLSDude

I'm retired with more than that, but $10M should be plenty unless you are a spendthrift.

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Date: May 10th, 2026 6:39 PM
Author: Consuela

You bought a house for $12 in 1965

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Date: May 10th, 2026 6:41 PM
Author: Nippon Professional Baseball

Can I have like $50k? I'll send u feet pics or customs or whatever

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5865653&forum_id=2most#49878977)



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Date: May 10th, 2026 7:54 PM
Author: Consuela

he'll give you $20 mil if you put his stupid name on a harvard building

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5865653&forum_id=2most#49879052)



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Date: May 10th, 2026 9:51 PM
Author: Pope Leo XXX

OLDHLSDude only takes verified nude pretzel shots of poasters

Pepper thy anus

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Date: May 10th, 2026 9:03 PM
Author: luke the drifter (definite and ineradicable gauge of its upward moving)

180. Did you actually retire with more than $10m or did your assets just naturally grow to that number with time?

I figure I don’t need anywhere near $10m to retire. We will have substantial income in retirement from my wife’s pension and social security and I don’t even like doing anything anyway. Maybe a camping trip a couple times per year. I think hotels are dumb and expensive and I don’t like crossing the pond as it’s called. Would much rather just be left alone.

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Date: May 10th, 2026 9:02 PM
Author: .,.,.,.,.,.,..,.,.,,.,.,..,>,... ( )


$10 million is enough assuming you have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and have two years to live. Then go ahead and give your two weeks notice.

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Date: May 10th, 2026 9:38 PM
Author: \'\'\"\"\'\'\'\"

in rural parts of Cambodia, maybe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5865653&forum_id=2most#49879273)