Some of us who grew up lower-middle class will never have an "F you" number, because we've experienced firsthand a lot of things (the impact of recessions, inflation, and a general sense of insecurity about money) to never get complacent. An extra million is an extra turret to add in your financial fortress against catastrophe and downward social mobility.
Multiply your target annual budget by 25. That's your FU number.
This is exactly what Vivian is saying – dividing by 0.04 is mathematically identical to multiplying by 25. It just makes the mental math a little easier.
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Some of us who grew up lower-middle class will never have an "F you" number, because we've experienced firsthand a lot of things (the impact of recessions, inflation, and a general sense of insecurity about money) to never get complacent. An extra million is an extra turret to add in your financial fortress against catastrophe and downward social mobility.
She just literally told you your number lol
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WRONG ANSWER!!!! YOU DO NOT DIVIDE YOU MULTIPLE BY 0.04
my number is $90 million
Multiply your target annual budget by 25. That's your FU number.
This is exactly what Vivian is saying – dividing by 0.04 is mathematically identical to multiplying by 25. It just makes the mental math a little easier.
That explanation doesn’t make sense to me.
$1 billion
Why is it called a FU number?? It could as well be called something more normal, how about retirement number?