import Image from "next/image"; import FireCalculatorForm from "./components/FireCalculatorForm"; import { Accordion, AccordionContent, AccordionItem, AccordionTrigger, } from "@/components/ui/accordion"; import Footer from "./components/footer"; import BackgroundPattern from "./components/BackgroundPattern"; export default function HomePage() { const faqData = { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", mainEntity: [ { "@type": "Question", name: "What methodology does this calculator use?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "We run a multi-year projection in two phases: 1. Accumulation: Your balance grows by CAGR and you add monthly savings. 2. Retirement: The balance continues compounding, but you withdraw an inflation-adjusted monthly allowance. The result: a precise estimate of the capital you'll have at retirement (your “FIRE Number”) and how long it will last until your chosen life expectancy.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Why isn't this just the 4% rule?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "The 4% rule is a useful starting point (25× annual spending), but it assumes a fixed withdrawal rate with inflation adjustments and doesn't model ongoing savings or dynamic market returns. Our calculator simulates each year's growth, contributions, and inflation-indexed withdrawals to give you a tailored picture.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How do I choose a realistic growth rate?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Historically, a diversified portfolio of equities and bonds has returned around 7-10% per year before inflation. We recommend starting around 6-8% (net of fees), then running “what-if” scenarios—5% on the conservative side, 10% on the aggressive side—to see how they affect your timeline.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How does inflation factor into my FIRE Number?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Cost of living rises. To maintain today's lifestyle, your monthly allowance must grow each year by your inflation rate. This calculator automatically inflates your desired monthly spending and subtracts it from your portfolio during retirement, ensuring your FIRE Number keeps pace with rising expenses.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "Can I really retire early with FIRE?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Early retirement is achievable with disciplined saving, smart investing, and realistic assumptions. This tool helps you set targets, visualize outcomes, and adjust inputs—so you can build confidence in your plan and make informed trade-offs between lifestyle, risk, and timeline.", }, }, { "@type": "Question", name: "How should I use this calculator effectively?", acceptedAnswer: { "@type": "Answer", text: "Start with your actual numbers (capital, savings, age). Set conservative - mid - aggressive growth rates to bound possibilities. Slide your retirement age to explore “early” vs. “traditional” scenarios. Review the chart—especially the reference lines—to see when you hit FI and how withdrawals impact your balance. Experiment with higher savings rates or lower target spending to accelerate your path.", }, }, ], }; return (
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What Is FIRE? Understanding Financial Independence and Early Retirement

FIRE stands for{" "} Financial Independence, Retire Early. It's a lifestyle movement built around two core ideas:

  • Aggressive saving & investing—often 50%+ of income—so your capital grows rapidly.
  • Passive-income coverage—when your investment returns exceed your living expenses, you gain freedom from a traditional 9-5.

By reaching your personal FIRE Number—the nest egg needed to cover your inflation-adjusted spending—you unlock the option to step away from a daily paycheck and pursue passion projects, travel, family, or anything else. This calculator helps you simulate your journey, estimate how much you need, and visualize both your accumulation phase and your retirement withdrawals over time.

How This FIRE Calculator Provides Investing Insights

Our interactive tool goes beyond a simple “25x annual spending” rule. It runs a year-by-year simulation of your portfolio, combining:

  • Starting Capital—your current invested balance
  • Monthly Savings—ongoing contributions to your portfolio
  • Expected Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)—compounding returns before inflation
  • Annual Inflation Rate—to inflate your target withdrawal each year
  • Desired Monthly Allowance—today's-value spending goal
  • Retirement Age & Life Expectancy—defines your accumulation horizon and payout period

Key features:

  • Real-time calculation—as you tweak any input, your FIRE Number and chart update instantly.
  • Interactive chart with area plots for both{" "} portfolio balance and{" "} inflation-adjusted allowance, plus reference lines showing your retirement date and required FIRE Number.
  • Custom simulation—switches from accumulation (adding savings) to retirement (withdrawing allowance), compounding each year based on your growth rate.

With this level of granularity, you can confidently experiment with savings rate, target retirement age, and investment assumptions to discover how small tweaks speed up or delay your path to financial independence.