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A couple needs a different amount of money on retirement day depending on whether it sits in a regular account, a Roth or a traditional account. The biggest differences come from taking money out early and taking it out all at once.
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Naomi and Dev draw two columns for the same $180,000 income and find a very different amount left to save. Here is the table and what it leaves out.
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Living abroad can be five small decisions instead of one big one. Louise stops at each step as long as she likes.
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When Elise’s pound fell against the euro, her savings lost about 10 percent of their buying power without a cent being spent. Here is how holding some of the currency you will spend changes that.
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Hugo spends three months in a city where he knows nobody, and the surprise comes on the way home. Two lists in a notebook show him what to keep.
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Mira compares three cards by what they earn minus what they charge abroad, and the card with the best headline loses money. A short way to compare your own.
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Suppose a couple, both 65, look up the average. A man their age has about 18 more years and a woman about 21. They plan for 20 years. That plan ends at 85.
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Suppose you must pick one number from a list: 20, 25, 30, 35 or 40 years. The money has to last that long. Which would you choose?
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Suppose a couple has planned their money to age 95. Both reach 85. One of them needs help every day. The plan did not count what that costs. How large might that cost be?
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Imagine you are staying at a small bed and breakfast. The owner brings out breakfast. The garden is quiet. A thought comes: I could do this someday. I have had that thought many times.