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Die with zero

Plan how to enjoy it.

See whether you are saving more than you need, and what spending lands near zero.

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A money chart for a 29-year-old rising to a peak at 60 and tapering towards zero at 90.

The spending that lands near zero.

Your money across your life, in today’s dollars.

Choose which investments count
Pension or money to leave behind
Spend more early, or evenly

Verdict card reading You may be saving more than you need, with four figures: planned spending, spending that lands on zero, biggest balance and balance at 90.

A bucket list with costs.

Each experience has an age and a cost, and takes up weeks on the grid.

Unsure ideas wait on a wish list
Your own words stay private

A bucket list with two entries, Three weeks in Japan at age 32 and Learn to dive at 35, each with a cost.

Your life in weeks.

One square per week. Bucket-list items take their weeks.

A grid of small squares, one per week of life, with lived weeks filled and a few coloured squares for bucket-list experiences.

How it works

Choose the investments that count
The chart plots your money by age
The verdict shows what lands near zero
Bucket-list experiences go in with an age and a cost

Setup takes about a minute.

FAQ

Questions about Die with zero

Does it mean spending everything?

It shows whether you are saving far more than you need. You can set an amount to leave behind.

Which investments count?

You choose which ones count. Many people leave out the home they live in.

Is it in today’s dollars?

Yes. Growth is after inflation, 4% by default.

Set up your plan.

You choose which investments count.

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The Escape Velocity dashboard on a phone.