Waltworks: Using the SS online quick calculator, I would receive $17400 a year at 62, and $22440 a year if I wait until I'm 67. I have assumed
SS will not survive, so hadn't considered including the income from it, but it does make my goals easier to achieve. I don't have any pensions.
Vand: I'll add those posts and Brown/Dalio to my reading list, thanks.
Reeshau: (expenses/savings during the next thirty years) I am planning this now, the next step will be to relocate and build a small energy efficient, nearly
of grid home to minimize living expenses. Taxes, gardening, changing to a remote job, etc., structuring my life for low cost and simplicity. This
will increase my savings and reduce demand on my investments.
I see what all of you are saying, suck it up, expect downturns and start investing.