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Target Corpus = Annual Retirement Expenses × 25 (4% rule) Each year: Corpus = Corpus × (1 + return) + Annual Savings The inflation-adjusted target grows every year. FI Age = first age where Corpus ≥ inflation-grown Target. India average savings rate: 18.4% (RBI 2024) Median formal-sector retiree corpus: ₹8.2 lakh (PFRDA)
Source: RBI Annual Report 2024 (household savings); PFRDA Annual Report 2023-24; EPFO Annual Report 2023-24. FI uses the 25× / 4% safe-withdrawal rule.
A common rule is 25× your annual expenses (the 4% rule). For ₹50,000/month expenses that is about ₹1.5 crore in today's money, rising with inflation.
The median formal-sector retiree has around ₹8.2 lakh corpus (PFRDA). Average EPF corpus at retirement is about ₹28 lakh (EPFO).
It says you can withdraw about 4% of your corpus per year indefinitely, implying a target corpus of 25× annual expenses.
It depends on your age, expenses and returns. This tool shows how much earlier FI comes if you save ₹1,000-₹10,000 more per month.