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Retiring on £100k Savings?

Jay83 · 2011-12-12 13:32:20

How long can £100k retiring money last for if i invested well and didnt live a very extragent lifestyle?? What would you do to make it last you for longer? Thanks

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gadgetmind Posts: 11,130 Forumite

14 December 2011 at 9:52AM

Jay83 wrote: »

How long can £100k retiring money last for if i invested well and didnt live a very extragent lifestyle??

You should be able to draw about 4% a year from that sustainably or 5% if you're prepared to risk depleting your capital. So £75 a week is safe(ish!) and £96 a week is dangerous.

This is very much a rule-of-thumb, but quite a handy one.

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