Fed: What you can afford to spend in retirement

AAP General News (Australia)
02-03-2004
Fed: What you can afford to spend in retirement

What you need to save to achieve a comfortable retirement lifestyle, on top of the
age pension and employer-paid superannuation guarantee:



Single earning $45,000 a year - $161 a week

Couple earning $85,000 a year - $118 a week

Single earning $60,000 a year - $126 a week

Couple earning $100,000 a year - $83 a week

Single earning $90,000 a year - $54 a week



Sample weekly budgets for retirement:



Modest Modest Comfortable Comfortable

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