The freedom to enjoy life on your own terms, with plenty of time (and money) to travel, focus on your hobbies or do whatever your heart desires may come to mind first when you think of retirement. But funding this milestone in one’s stage of life takes planning, discipline, and perseverance – and the sooner you start, the better.
How much do I need?
When building a retirement nest egg, there’s no hard and fast rule about how much you should save. The amount ultimately comes down to the type of lifestyle you hope want to enjoy when the days of earning a regular paycheck are over. A good place to start is mapping out your current expenses and making an educated estimate about the projected cost of living in your senior years. For instance, during this time, you may no longer have mortgage payments or child-care expenses, and your grocery budget may shrink if your kids move out. You may have big plans that require financial foresight, like enjoying regular vacations or purchasing a luxurious car.
When considering retirement expenses, it’s helpful to drill them down to two categories:
Basics refer to things you can’t live without, such as groceries, housing, healthcare, transportation, gas, and, yes, insurance. The price of many basics will depend on where you plan to live in your retirement. If you plan to move, calculate the difference in cost of living.
Non-essentials are the fun things you want to do in retirement, such as eating out, joining a club or pursuing hobbies, forms of entertainment and other leisure activities.
Retirement may feel like decades away, but the sooner you start saving, the better prepared you’ll be to enjoy your future. To make the most of your savings, it’s important to understand the power of compound interest. In simple terms, as the interest you earn is reinvested, it helps your savings grow faster over time.
Let’s look at the effects of compound interest on an annual contribution of PHP 40,000 to a retirement plan, assuming you’ll retire at age 60 and the investments earn 8% compounded yearly.
Note: Sample benefits for a male aged 25, 35 and 45, paying PHP 40,000 per year, up to the target retirement age of 60 years old for a PHP 1.8 million Face Amount, assuming an 8% fund growth rate.
Ask yourself these questions to help in the planning process:
There’s no perfect time like the present to save for your future! Manulife’s financial advisors can help determine the best options available based on your household budget, peak earning years and risk tolerance.
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