Tool 03 · The Work Optional Timeline

When does the work become optional?

Three numbers. One year. The math the system never showed you.

Annual Savings Toward Freedom What you actually invest each year. Not gross salary. The amount sent to brokerage, 401(k), backdoor Roth, taxable accounts.

$ / Year

Current Portfolio Balance Everything invested. Brokerage, 401(k), Roth, HSA, taxable. What is already in the engine compounding for you.

$ Total

Target Annual Spend (Work Optional) What your work-optional life actually costs per year. Mortgage, food, travel, kids. The life you want, not the life you grind for.

$ / Year

Your Work Optional Year

2037

11 years from today

The Finish Line

$2,500,000

25 times your annual spend — the number that buys back your time

Starting Portfolio $350,000

Annual Contribution $120,000

Assumed Real Return 7.0%

Years to Finish Line 11

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