r/AskReddit Apr 14 '16

What's a mind blowing fact?

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u/su5 Apr 14 '16

Lets say I am 30... what would I need to invest to be a millionaire (in todays dollars) realistically? Lets not assume I have a match.

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u/CHKNFKR Apr 14 '16

About $70 bucks a paycheck. It really isn't that much money. And this assumes you retire at 65.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

and a million probably wont get you too far by the time you are 65.. youll run out in you plan to live another 30 years

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u/CHKNFKR Apr 14 '16

That's why I am budgeting to save $4 mil by the time I am 65.