Am I Cooked? — Mrs. Dow Jones
An honest check-in

Am I cooked?

Not compared to anyone else. Compared to where you’re headed.

Four numbers. We’ll show you what your savings could actually pay future you every month, and how small a move it takes to change that.

Before taxes. Just yours.
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401k, IRAs, and investment accounts. Not your emergency fund or your home.
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Include any employer match. Zero is a totally valid answer.
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Almost there

Your answer is ready.

Drop your email to see it, plus a slider that shows exactly how much a small change is worth to future you.

Your email is only for the newsletter. It is never attached to your numbers, and we never share it.

You’ll also get the newsletter. It’s good, we promise, and you can leave whenever.

Your doneness level

Now play with it.

Drag these and watch future you’s paycheck move.

Invest a little more each month+$0
Stop working at67
Future you gets$0/mo
Change from today’s path+$0/mo
Doneness
For the record

This isn’t a ranking. It’s a trajectory.

Nobody else’s number is in here. Just yours, today, and where it’s pointed. And trajectories change the moment you nudge them, which is the entire point of that slider.

Assumes a 5% annual return after inflation and a 4% annual withdrawal in retirement, all in today’s dollars. Social Security would be added on top. Estimates only, not financial advice.