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Dreaming of Early Retirement?

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✅ See your baseline FI timeline — whether you can retire early.

✅ Run “what-if” scenarios by adjusting savings, spending, and location.

✅ Discover how small tweaks can fast-track your early retirement.

✅ See how relocating to lower-cost countries shortens your FI timeline.

Our data-driven Financial Independence Calculator estimates your early retirement target portfolio (FI number) and timeline to Financial Independence. Explore also whether you can accelerate FI by retiring abroad in a lower cost-of-living location.
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🌍 Rank 100+ countries by cost of living, healthcare, safety, climate, and more.

🧭 Adjust sliders to personalize your search across 9 lifestyle and financial factors — see below.

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📊 Filter by continent and instantly reveal top-ranked countries that fit your priorities.

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