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Old 04-25-2007, 01:34 AM   #57
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Re: If you had a million dollars...

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Originally Posted by Schneed10 View Post
Actually, depending on how much income you wanted, you really could retire on a million if you could live life simply.

Put that million in a bond fund that returns about 6% on average, and you're grossing $60,000 per year without even having to tap into your principal.

You'd have to buy health insurance on your own which is expensive (but some people do that already). And you'd need to pay taxes on the $60,000 income. But it could be done.

Though I'll agree, you're much better off socking it away for a while, letting it double or triple, and then retiring on it.

Whose bonds are you buying at 6% yield? Oh and you can buy tax free bonds but they definitely don't pay 6%.
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