Improved Generation-X Retirement Calculator

This article was posted on March 1, 2002.

Retire Early reader Tom Oshman contributed this expanded version of the Generation-X Retirement Calculator. Tom's spreadsheet allows users to turn the information provided by the Retirement Calculator into a budget, then compare performance to ensure they remain on track to retire early. It also provides an easy way to evaluate significant changes in assumptions (marriage, buying a home, etc.), without wrecking the budget. The user instructions are included in the Excel spreadsheet. Just click on the "Instructions" tab near the bottom of the frame.