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Old 09-08-2011, 03:39 PM
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I am trying to determine how much I need to retire. Can anyone recommend an accurate retirement calculator that is intuitive to use? There are tons on the internet so I'm not sure which calculator would be reliable. I'm also wondering if the program would take into account current debt.
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There are many of them because they are just rough guidelines. There is no perfect calculator.

Why fully retire anyway? I would be bored to death. I plan to cut to part-time when I get older. If you hate your job that much, find something fun that is part-time. It is much easier on the finances this way as well. A small steady income can help you drop to part-time quicker.
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Old 09-09-2011, 12:20 PM
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Just because you retire does not mean you won't do anything. There are many things to do to stay active after retiring. Volunteering, traveling, golf, fish, run/jog, bowl, get involved with you church.

I don't plan to work after retiring but I am not going to sit around and be bored either.

As far as retirement calculators, mcfroggin is exactly right.
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Old 09-09-2011, 01:07 PM
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Not sure if this qualifies as intuitive, but it is great. Firecalc.com
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Old 09-10-2011, 06:54 AM
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I know Fidelity and Vanguard have various retirement calculators on their websites:
https://www.fidelity.com/retirement/planning
https://personal.vanguard.com/us/ins...tirement-tools

You might check with your brokerage to see if they have something similar
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here's a really good one, you can customize it really easily and include all kinds of factors.
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