What is the FIRE Calculator? A FIRE calculator works out the corpus that could fund your expenses for life (25 times a year of expenses) and how long your current savings and investing would take to get there.
How to use the FIRE Calculator
- Enter your monthly expenses.
- Add what you have invested today and invest each month.
- Set an expected return and inflation.
- Read your FIRE number and the years to reach it.
Frequently asked questions
What is a FIRE number?
The corpus that can fund your expenses indefinitely. With the 4% rule it is 25 times your yearly expenses.
Is the 4% rule safe in India?
It comes from US market data. With higher inflation in India many planners use 3 to 3.5% (a corpus of 28 to 33 times expenses) for a margin of safety.
Results are estimates based on the inputs you enter, not guaranteed returns or financial advice.