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Retirement Savings Starting at 55 With $200 a Month

Starting to save at 55 leaves 10 years until 65. Use this page to see what $200 a month could become over that time.

Deposits come to $24,000. Growth adds $7,902. The balance at 65 is $31,902.

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years
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Balance at retirement
$31,902
Total you put in
$24,000
Growth
$7,902
Years of saving
10
Year by year
YearTotal put inBalance
56$2,400$2,461
57$4,800$5,062
58$7,200$7,809
59$9,600$10,711
60$12,000$13,776
61$14,400$17,015
62$16,800$20,436
63$19,200$24,050
64$21,600$27,868
65$24,000$31,902
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How the balance is worked out

The calculator counts 120 months from age 55 to age 65. Each month your balance grows by one twelfth of the 5.5 percent yearly return and then your $200 deposit goes in. The final balance is what is left after the last month.

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Worked example

Save $200 a month from 55 to 65. That is 120 deposits and $24,000 in total. At 5.5 percent the balance reaches $31,902.

Your own deposits make up $24,000 of that. The other $7,902 is growth. That is 25 percent of the balance.

Questions about this calculator

What if returns averaged 4 percent instead of 5.5 percent for $200 a month from age 55 to 65?

The $200 a month would reach $29,450 by age 65. That is $2,452 less than the $31,902 shown at 5.5 percent.

What is $31,902 worth after 10 years of inflation?

At 2.5 percent a year prices rise by a factor of 1.28. The $31,902 would then buy about as much as $24,921 does at the start.

What if you retired 3 years earlier, at 62, when saving $200 a month from age 55 to 65 at 5.5 percent?

The balance would be $20,436 instead of $31,902. That is $11,466 less.

What if you worked 3 years longer, to 68, when saving $200 a month from age 55 to 65 at 5.5 percent?

The balance would reach $45,419 instead of $31,902. That is $13,517 more.

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