The key to a great retirement worksheet is to start with the age of your family and the number of children you have. Then take that age and find the amount of income you will need to live comfortably on. Add any additional kids or children to that equation and that will give you a full and final figure.
The rates of your pensions and any tax exemptions will also be included in this figure. The amount you get each month from all of these sources will be your monthly net income. Now you can make adjustments to the calculation in terms of extra money coming in or going out depending on how long you expect your income to last.
I suggest creating a Retirement Budget Worksheet for the immediate future and taking into account your life expectancy and potential. Look at your daily habits and routines. What are you doing to ensure your household stays busy and make it possible for you to work out when you are physically unable to do what you wanted to do?
Every problem you have with your lifestyle or finances is a potential problem you should be looking at when creating your Retirement Budget Worksheet. If your family is dependent on your spouse then you may want to reconsider if you want to stick it out in retirement. Sometimes though, with a little work, we all get some free time in our golden years.
You can include in your calculations the number of hours you have spent working for your spouse each month, and the estimated amount of income they will bring in, along with any other expenses they have to take out and so on. If your net income is really low and you are already looking for ways to save money, the amount of your monthly pension income could have been saved. Your pension rate would drop over time, but over a few years, your money could be saved.
You should also consider your physical fitness level. There are good chances you have not gotten any exercise over the past few years, and as your health goes down you are more prone to illness and disability. You should check with your doctor to determine if there are measures you can take to prevent your health from going downhill further.
To make the best use of your money and knowledge of retirement planning, you will want to put together your own personal work plan. The only way to ensure you get exactly what you want is to set your own goals. That will ensure you will only have a few and stick to them, but it will also help you reach them sooner than you thought possible.
Retirement planning doesn’t have to be hard. It just takes a little planning and preparation to see results. Just think about how much more you will be able to enjoy life and what better way to live on in your golden years than to get your financial affairs in order and live on what you are leaving for your next years of retirement.
