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Re:Why work has failed us: Because no one can afford to reti... by jlelonm on Thursday September 06, 2018 @11:12PM (#17931598)
What's a reasonable retirement fund to you? (asking out of ignorance, not sarcasm or anything)
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Re:Why work has failed us: Because no one can afford to reti... by bdcravens on Friday September 07, 2018 @11:24AM (#17934973)
Varies - how much will you spend in retirement and what do you expect for a return? You need to factor in inflation, since $1 today buys more today than it will when you retire.

https://www.nerdwallet.com/investing/retirement-calculator is a good calculator for this. (though I'm not a fan of its spending assumptions - if in retirement you have paid for houses and cars you definitely will be spending far less than today)

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