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Step 1 · Your retirement timeline
First, define the years this plan needs to cover.
Your birth year, intended retirement age, and planning age create the horizon used by every expense model, milestone, and simulation that follows.
Household timeline
Use the age you expect portfolio withdrawals to begin. Planning beyond average life expectancy creates a deliberate longevity buffer.
Approximate age now61
Retirement begins2029Age 64
Plan runs through2060Age 95
Next, estimate one realistic year of household expenses.