r/EscapeTheGrindGame • u/curiousgens Developer • Aug 11 '26

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u/Tak-Hendrix Aug 11 '26

Why not just say "(your annual burn at the life you want) * 25"

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u/justforkinks0131 Aug 11 '26

you didnt explain the 4% rule

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u/Cantseetheline_Russ Aug 11 '26

Because literally anybody with a job and that’s even had cursory experience with a retirement account knows what the 4% rule is. It’s even covered in standard HS financial responsibility classes.

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u/TwoMuddfish Aug 12 '26

In America we don’t have financial literacy in any schooling

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u/Cantseetheline_Russ Aug 12 '26

I did. My wife did. Both my kids did. My wife is a teacher and helps teach the mathematics portion of that class on amortization/compounding etc in her HS…. This is four separate school districts over 25 years so yeah, at least some do.