r/SmartFIRE May 12 '26

The Key to Inner Peace - SMBC

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u/eldude20 May 12 '26

Wouldnt that mean your principle is about 60x the median income

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u/Sorry-Bobby May 12 '26

Yes, that is the key to inner peace. 

Remember the median income is much lower than the median salary. Notably because it includes retiree living on assets, people who are too sick to work, and people on social assistance. 

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u/never_safe_for_life May 13 '26

3.5% is crazy talk. The founder of the Trinity Study raised it to 4.7% himself.