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Serious q: Is $10 million enough to retire?

Low to medium-COL area. SAHM and two young kids.
Lake Thirsty Church Building Deer Antler
  05/10/26
My net worth is -36,000k
misunderstood antidepressant drug sex offender
  05/10/26
Are you retired?
Lake Thirsty Church Building Deer Antler
  05/10/26
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Multi-colored liquid oxygen space
  05/10/26
You’ve got my vote
hideous bawdyhouse goal in life
  05/10/26
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cyan idiot
  05/11/26
it definitely should be, unless you have serious spending pr...
jade passionate mood
  05/10/26
Real inflation is 15% a year, conservatively. $10 mil @ 5...
Rusted National Friendly Grandma
  05/10/26
where do you get 15% a year? if that is anywhere close to ac...
jade passionate mood
  05/10/26
my eyes official stats are wildly fake
Rusted National Friendly Grandma
  05/10/26
I agree the official numbers are bs, but 15% cannot be accur...
jade passionate mood
  05/10/26
the cost of housing is double what it was pre-covid. mortga...
Rusted National Friendly Grandma
  05/10/26
"It feels true, therefore it is true!"
cyan idiot
  05/11/26
this isn't a "feels" point, it's an observation - ...
Rusted National Friendly Grandma
  05/11/26
so everything is going to be double the cost again in 5 year...
jade passionate mood
  05/11/26
yeah man. the US government runs a 2 trillion dollar a year...
Rusted National Friendly Grandma
  05/11/26
Are you assuming he keeps the whole thing in treasury bonds?...
Multi-colored liquid oxygen space
  05/10/26
I don’t see why not. What is there to even spend money...
Yellow faggotry hall
  05/10/26
I'm retired with more than that, but $10M should be plenty u...
Provocative Adulterous Whorehouse
  05/10/26
You bought a house for $12 in 1965
Rusted National Friendly Grandma
  05/10/26
Somehow I never made a killing in housing. Lost $100K on a h...
Provocative Adulterous Whorehouse
  05/11/26
180
Sooty haunting candlestick maker
  05/11/26
Can I have like $50k? I'll send u feet pics or customs or wh...
soul-stirring location
  05/10/26
he'll give you $20 mil if you put his stupid name on a harva...
Rusted National Friendly Grandma
  05/10/26
Not interested. Already have my name on two local buildings....
Provocative Adulterous Whorehouse
  05/11/26
OLDHLSDude only takes verified nude pretzel shots of poaster...
galvanic casino
  05/10/26
180. Did you actually retire with more than $10m or did your...
Yellow faggotry hall
  05/10/26
I’ve been retired over 23 years from full time work. I...
Provocative Adulterous Whorehouse
  05/11/26
$10 million is enough assuming you have been diagnosed with ...
bat-shit-crazy heaven
  05/10/26
in rural parts of Cambodia, maybe
Razzle self-absorbed principal's office
  05/10/26
...
misunderstood antidepressant drug sex offender
  05/11/26
...
cowardly sapphire really tough guy
  05/11/26
I feel like I could make it work. Not enough to spend like ...
Supple theatre
  05/11/26
not if Tommy T is ur investment advisor
fiercely-loyal center
  05/11/26


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Date: May 10th, 2026 5:26 PM
Author: Lake Thirsty Church Building Deer Antler

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

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Date: May 10th, 2026 5:28 PM
Author: misunderstood antidepressant drug sex offender

My net worth is -36,000k

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Date: May 10th, 2026 5:29 PM
Author: Lake Thirsty Church Building Deer Antler

Are you retired?

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Date: May 10th, 2026 9:51 PM
Author: Multi-colored liquid oxygen space



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Date: May 10th, 2026 9:55 PM
Author: hideous bawdyhouse goal in life

You’ve got my vote

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Date: May 11th, 2026 8:31 AM
Author: cyan idiot



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Date: May 10th, 2026 5:38 PM
Author: jade passionate mood

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: Rusted National Friendly Grandma

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: jade passionate mood

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: Rusted National Friendly Grandma

my eyes

official stats are wildly fake

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Date: May 10th, 2026 9:06 PM
Author: jade passionate mood

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: Rusted National Friendly Grandma

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 11th, 2026 8:32 AM
Author: cyan idiot

"It feels true, therefore it is true!"

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Date: May 11th, 2026 10:17 AM
Author: Rusted National Friendly Grandma

this isn't a "feels" point, it's an observation - 2019/2020 isn't so long ago that i can't remember what the prices were

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Date: May 11th, 2026 9:30 AM
Author: jade passionate mood

so everything is going to be double the cost again in 5 years, then double again in another 5 years? do you have any basis for this claim? if this is true, the US about to become a south american third world hellhole.

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Date: May 11th, 2026 10:19 AM
Author: Rusted National Friendly Grandma

yeah man. the US government runs a 2 trillion dollar a year deficit, is sitting on 40 trillion in debt, the demand weakness for U.S. treasuries is well known, the debt to GDP ratio is the highest ever at 123% (higher than it was in WW2 at 106%), and the federal reserve has to print unlimited loldollars to keep everything afloat

i don't see inflation ever coming back down, only intensifying as the money printers go brrrrrrr

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Date: May 10th, 2026 9:53 PM
Author: Multi-colored liquid oxygen space

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: Yellow faggotry hall

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: Provocative Adulterous Whorehouse

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: Rusted National Friendly Grandma

You bought a house for $12 in 1965

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Date: May 11th, 2026 8:30 AM
Author: Provocative Adulterous Whorehouse

Somehow I never made a killing in housing. Lost $100K on a house in Palo Alto. Paid 7-12% for mortgages along the way. Current house has doubled in 27 years. It’s a place to live, not an investment.

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Date: May 11th, 2026 9:49 AM
Author: Sooty haunting candlestick maker

180

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Date: May 10th, 2026 6:41 PM
Author: soul-stirring location

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

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Date: May 10th, 2026 7:54 PM
Author: Rusted National Friendly Grandma

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

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Date: May 11th, 2026 8:23 AM
Author: Provocative Adulterous Whorehouse

Not interested. Already have my name on two local buildings. Both are charities.

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Date: May 10th, 2026 9:51 PM
Author: galvanic casino

OLDHLSDude only takes verified nude pretzel shots of poasters

Pepper thy anus

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Date: May 10th, 2026 9:03 PM
Author: Yellow faggotry hall

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 11th, 2026 8:27 AM
Author: Provocative Adulterous Whorehouse

I’ve been retired over 23 years from full time work. It was so long ago I don’t remember, but it was in the vicinity of $5M absolute, $10M inflation adjusted.

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Date: May 10th, 2026 9:02 PM
Author: bat-shit-crazy heaven

$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: Razzle self-absorbed principal's office

in rural parts of Cambodia, maybe

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Date: May 11th, 2026 9:45 AM
Author: misunderstood antidepressant drug sex offender



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Date: May 11th, 2026 9:49 AM
Author: cowardly sapphire really tough guy



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Date: May 11th, 2026 9:50 AM
Author: Supple theatre

I feel like I could make it work. Not enough to spend like vince young at cheesecake factory but still.

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Date: May 11th, 2026 10:18 AM
Author: fiercely-loyal center

not if Tommy T is ur investment advisor

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