87. How to Retire Faster With the Updated 4% Rule (Now 4.7%)

87. How to Retire Faster With the Updated 4% Rule (Now 4.7%)

Update: 2025-11-21
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The 4% rule has been one of the pillars of the FIRE community. It represents how much we can safely withdraw from our investment portfolio in retirement and It’s how we’ve calculated our FIRE number (or Nest Egg). It’s a great starting point to get into FIRE. The person who came up with the rule in 1994, Bill Bengan has now updated the rule to 4.7%. This now brings a lot of positives, one of them being we might be able to retire sooner than we originally thought. On this episode I discuss this amongst other pros and cons of the new update.


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87. How to Retire Faster With the Updated 4% Rule (Now 4.7%)

87. How to Retire Faster With the Updated 4% Rule (Now 4.7%)

Greg, a Life Design and FI Enthusiast