Crunching Numbers

Number and more numbers. That's what I've been looking at lately as I am in the process of reviewing various retirement and expense spreadsheets post market fallout.

Questions I would like answers for include:

• Can I really afford to eliminate Fridays as soon as we are debt free?
• How much retirement savings will I have then?
• What percentage of income will I have on a shortened work week?
• Can I still manage to save enough so that I don't have to work "forever"?
• Do I have a "magical" retirement number?
• At what age will I reach that mythical number?
• Will adding another property jeopardise current plans?
• What am I willing to give up in order to meet my goals?
• What is the current debt end date?

I have made so many little changes in the last 6 months, some in reaction to the markets, others from reading inspiring blogs. It's time to gather all of it and see what the whole picture looks like again.