On the Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast episode 216, Joe Anderson, CFP® and "Big Al" Clopine, CPA answer this question from Nick in Moreno Valley, CA: "I am 54 and plan to retire to the Philippines in January 2020. Total monthly income needed to start is $4000. We will have no mortgage when I retire – current home will be sold with a gain of $80,000 to pay off home in the Philippines and money left to purchase car and build a vacation home. My pension starts at 55 - $1900/mo with 50% survivor. Will start withdrawing 3% from 401k with 3% inflation or wait 2 more years and get $2400/mo pension and withdraw $4000/year from the 401k for two years. Will claim Social Security at 65 - $3,000/mo for me and wife combined. We have $550,000 in 401k, $120,000 in Roth, $12,000 in IRA, $120,000 brokerage acct., $8,000 savings bond, $14,000 Philippine mutual fund, $75,000 emergency fund money market at 2% interest. Allocation of assets invested is 40% stocks 60% bonds.
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