We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

The MSE Forum Team would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas. However, we know this time of year can be difficult for some. If you're struggling during the festive period, here's a list of organisations that might be able to help

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Has MSE helped you to save or reclaim money this year? Share your 2025 MoneySaving success stories!

Ideal pension pot to target £70k per annum

izawa · 2023-04-19 12:21:48

Hello, Ideally what pension pot should we target if we, as a couple, would like to target £70k per annum? I have a long desire to retire early and if I had to do maths on how much to contribute, what would the pot between two of us be? Even counting worst case scenarios where the growth is very low. Assumptions * House -…

Comments

SouthCoastBoy Posts: 1,134 Forumite

19 April 2023 at 8:00PM

70k gross could lead to very different net figures if evenly split vs if all held in a sipp against 1 person, so I think net figures are more pertinent

It's just my opinion and not advice.
1