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Dude ACTUALLY Retires at 47 Using the 4% Rule (and Never Looks Back)

2025/2/7
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Mindy Jensen 和 Scott Trench:我们对4%规则提前退休的可行性进行探讨,并邀请了47岁就退休的Bobby Beck来分享他的经验。 Bobby Beck:我分享我的经历是为了证明,按照25倍年支出储蓄投资组合,并以4%的比例生活30年,成功率达95%的财务独立理念是可行的。财务独立并非直线,生活中会有很多变数,需要不断调整。我们已经财务独立提前退休三年了,目前正按照4%规则生活,如果市场继续支持,我们会继续下去。许多像我一样按照4%规则生活的人,可能比较低调,没有公开分享自己的经历。我们在2021年1月同时辞去了工作,此后没有其他收入来源,只依靠投资组合生活。我们选择在2021年退休,而不是继续等待,我们采取了“先尝试一年”的策略。我经营了两家公司,一家是线上科技教育公司,另一家是为其服务的平台公司。2017年,我们意识到支出超过收入,开始关注财务规划,并于2018年开始投资指数基金,为财务独立和提前退休努力。 我们的投资组合很简单:一部分是公司股票,其余主要投资于Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (VTSAX, VTI),以及401k和一些房地产和现金。我们用两种方式追踪净资产:总净资产和财务独立净资产(FI净资产)。总净资产包括我们在墨西哥的全资租赁房产和主要住宅;FI净资产不包括墨西哥房产和主要住宅的一部分权益。我们计划未来出售现在的大房子,用这笔钱和墨西哥的租赁房产购买更小的房子。我们现在的房子很大,位置很好,但很贵,未来会换成更小更便宜的房子。我们在墨西哥有一处租赁房产,计划在Airbnb上出租,但管理它比管理整个投资组合都费力。我们的现金储备足够我们生活两年半,以应对市场波动。退休后的前三年,我们依靠现金生活,让投资组合有时间恢复。我们在2021年退休时,市场达到了顶峰,随后下跌了15%,这让我们感到害怕,但我们坚持住了,市场随后反弹。我们每月检查一次投资组合,并进行财务回顾。退休后的前三年,我们依靠现金生活;今年,我们开始从投资组合中提取资金,并将其一部分存入高收益储蓄账户。退休第一年,我们的投资组合下跌了15%,但随后两年分别上涨了19%和16%,目前高于退休时的水平。我们购买了加州医疗保险(Covered California),每月花费约1100美元。我们利用了ACA的补贴来降低医疗保险费用。出售公司时,我们支付了大量的税款,其中LLC的税款很高,而C Corp的税款则由于合格小型企业股票的豁免而较低。我认为我们在出售公司时已经支付了应缴的税款,并且利用了ACA的补贴,这并非滥用系统。我们经营公司16年,已经支付了相当数量的税款。我们能够进行旅行和其他休闲活动,但并非所有想要的东西都能得到满足。我们的投资组合中70%是股票,30%是现金和房地产,没有债券。我们拥有足够的现金储备来应对市场下跌,这让我们对高股票配置感到舒适。目前我们没有投资债券,因为高收益储蓄账户的收益率更高;未来我们会考虑投资国库券。在我们的财务独立旅程中,出售公司和公司股票加速了我们达到目标的过程。每个人的财务独立之路都不同,关键在于了解自己的生活成本,并制定相应的储蓄计划。提前还清抵押贷款让我们更快地实现了财务自由,虽然这可能意味着在未来拥有更少的财富。人生充满变数,但只要敢于尝试,总能找到新的出路。

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Bobby and his wife retired at 47 using the 4% rule, defying common skepticism. They share their story to show others that early retirement is possible and to address common misconceptions about financial independence.
  • Retired at 47 using the 4% rule
  • Challenges the skepticism surrounding the 4% rule
  • Shares their experience to inspire others

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Does the four-percent rule) actually work? On paper, yes. So why don’t more people put it to the test? Today’s guest retired at forty-seven years old and is living proof that the math really does check out. Stay tuned to find out how!

Welcome back to the BiggerPockets Money podcast! Bobby Beck has done what so many in the FIRE)** community** are seemingly unable to do—he actually retired on the four-percent rule! What’s more? He did it while living in the Bay Area, one of the most expensive markets in the US. What gave him the confidence to leave his job and never look back? While “One More Year Syndrome” keeps many people from retiring early), Bobby’s mantra of “take a year” compelled him to take a leap of faith. Even though his **retirement portfolio **took a **sixteen-percent hit **right before he retired, he weathered the storm, and sure enough, the market rebounded!

Now, Bobby lives the life people dream of when they discover FIRE. He has a comfy lifestyle, travels multiple times a year, and only checks his portfolio once a month. If you need the motivation to call time on your career and put your retirement date on the calendar, you don’t want to miss this episode!

In This Episode We Cover

How Bobby and his wife retired on the four-percent rule (at age 47!)

Why the FIRE community *overestimates *how much they’ll owe in taxes

How to beat “One More Year Syndrome” and actually retire early

Growing your brokerage accounts and **cash **to avoid the middle-class trap)

The portfolio allocation that will give you the confidence to retire

And **So **Much More!

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(00:00) Intro

(01:03) Retired at 47!

(05:49) Bobby’s Portfolio

(08:35) Real Estate Investments

(17:05) Withdrawals & Tax Strategies

(26:45) 100% Stock Portfolio

(34:36) What Does Your Life Cost?

(39:47) The 4% Rule Works!

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