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PLAN / LIFE SCENARIOS

What if work took up
less of your life?

A different job. A little breathing room. A new rhythm.
Explore the trade-off before you make the leap.

01 / SET THE SCENE

Make it yours.

Example numbers to get you started. Replace them with your own.

AND IF YOU MADE A CHANGE…

The long-term assumptions
Calculated in your browser.
02 / SEE THE POSSIBILITYEXAMPLE COMPARISON
A lower-paid job · after 12 months

More room now. A longer path.

2y 2m later than the comparison plan. A possibility to weigh against what matters to you.

YOUR CURRENT PATH25y 5mto $840,000
WITH THIS CHANGE27y 7msame independence target
THE TRADE-OFF2y 2mlonger to the target
$0k$420k$840kYOUR INDEPENDENCE TARGETTHE CHANGEToday13.8 years27.6 years
With this changeCurrent pathInvested savings · today’s dollars
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Here’s what changes.

Take-home pay changes from $4,800 to $3,800 a month. With living costs held at $2,800, investing changes from $1,200 to $1,000 a month.

Show the calculation trail
  1. Checked the inputsIncome, spending, contributions, and month boundaries validated.
  2. Built two contribution schedules$1,200 / month on the current path; $1,000 / month during the change.
  3. Applied the same assumptions5% constant real return. 4% withdrawal rate. $33,600 annual retirement spending.
  4. Compared the first target crossings$840,000 target; monthly calculations over a maximum of 50 years.

These are completed calculation steps. This preview uses deterministic math, with no AI model calls.

  • Today’s dollars; constant returns after inflation; month-end contributions.
  • Living costs and retirement spending stay unchanged. Take-home pay is after tax.
  • Unallocated take-home pay is saved as cash with zero real return until the change.
  • Cash savings are separate from invested savings. Investments are not sold to fund a break or budget gap.
  • A break has no income or investment contributions; the original contribution resumes afterward.
  • Taxes on investments, fees, benefits changes, debt interest, and market volatility are excluded.
  • The target is its first projected crossing within 50 years, not a retirement recommendation or a withdrawal simulation.

Planning illustration · not a forecast or guarantee.
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ROOM FOR THE LIFE YOU WANT

A plan should have room
for you to change your mind.

Try a different possibility. See what moves. You’re still the one choosing.

See different paths