Calculator: How Much Do I Need to Save Monthly for Retirement?

Thang Truong
Thang Truong
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Saving for retirement is a very important task that each of us should take seriously. The simple question we often wonder is how much I need to save monthly to ensure that we will have enough money to support our comfortable life in retirement years. Unfortunately, the answer isn’t as simple. Each of us might need to save different amount monthly, largely depending on how much we need to have in the total balance of all retirement savings account by the time we retire.

If you already know how much you need to have in the total balance of all your total retirement savings accounts by the time you retire, use our calculator below to calculate how much you need to save monthly today to reach your total retirement balance goal.

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This is the monthly savings amount you need to have starting from today to reach your goal of total retirement savings balance by the time you retire.

If you don’t know your total balance goal yet, you can use our Calculator: How Much Total Retirement Savings Do I Need? This will depend on the monthly income you’ll need in your retirement years.

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Thang Truong

Thang Truong covers small business insurance and small business success at BravoPolicy. He is a licensed P&C insurance agent. Previously, he held product leadership positions at realtor.com, Capital One, NerdWallet, and Mulberry Technology. He holds a MBA degree from UC Berkeley - Haas School of Business.

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