In this episode we are talking about how to calculate your financial freedom number.
The very number that you need to target to be financially free with no need to work again, ever, if you don't want to.
Having said that, we will do a quick detour into the mindset of "never working again".
Your financial rule-of-thumb formula:
Your monthly expenses multiplied by 12 to get the annual figure and all of that divided by the percentage of return on your investments = Your financial freedom number
e.g. EUR 4'000 x 12 / 5% = EUR 960'000
At a yield of 5%, you need about EUR 960'000 in your portfolio to be able to pay all of your basic expenses without moving another finger.
This is a crude formula but it gives you a ballpark number for now. Remember that with the power of compounding, you will not need to save nearly a million. It will grow to that amount as you keep putting money into your portfolio and your portfolio will grow it for you.
If this is over your head for now, don't worry, we will talk about investing next.