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When can you
retire?

See the year you could retire — and the chance your money lasts.

Your whole plan, on one screen

  • The year you could stop working, front and center
  • The chance your money lasts, calculated from your real numbers
  • Updates the moment you change anything
Example household — Alex, 38 & Sam, 36

Will it last?

chance it lasts to 92

The year you stop

56

Saved by then

$887.3K

38 · today5692

Drawn in a cautious market — 2.5% growth after inflation.

  • 150+ years of market data

    real history, since 1871

  • Every number tested

    independent checks on the math

  • Built on the research

    Bengen · Trinity · Shiller

  • No bank logins

    a few typed numbers — yours alone

1.0 · The proof

Stress-tested against every market since 1871.

Your plan retires into 1929, 1973, and 2008 before it ever meets the future — then runs through thousands of simulated futures. The number you see is the share of those futures where the money lasts.

where our market history begins — more than 150 years of real data
1871

where our market history begins — more than 150 years of real data

simulated futures every new plan is tested against
10,000

simulated futures every new plan is tested against

states with real tax math, plus federal and Medicare
All 50

states with real tax math, plus federal and Medicare

Market history: Shiller (Yale), 1871–2023, extended through 2025 with Federal Reserve (FRED) data. Simulation count is the default — you can tune it.

2.0 · The depth

Easy to start. Deep when you’re ready.

Start light. Whenever a real question comes up — taxes, timing, the two of you — the depth is already built in.

Taxes, done properly

Federal brackets, every state, Medicare premiums, health-insurance subsidies. Most calculators skip taxes; yours shouldn't.

Social Security, timed well

When each of you claims changes everything. Calcifir does that math, including what the survivor keeps.

Made for two

Two incomes, two retirement dates, one plan — and it keeps working for whoever it has to.

Tested against history

Backtested against every downturn on record — and thousands of simulated futures on top.

Every assumption shown

Each number links to its source, and you can change any of them. No black boxes anywhere.

Yours alone

No bank logins, no data selling. You type a handful of numbers; they stay yours.

Built on published retirement research and more than 150 years of market history — every source linked in Learn.

3.0 · The beginning

Ten minutes to a real answer.

  1. Answer a few simple questions

    What you earn, spend, and save — and your partner, if there is one. No documents required.

  2. Land on your live plan

    Not a demo. Your year, your chance, your whole lifetime curve — drawn from what you just typed.

  3. Explore your options

    Stop two years earlier. Spend a little more. Watch the answer move the moment you do.

Pricing

The core is free.

One household plan, the lifetime view, the stress tests, every guide — free, no card. Pro is for when you want to weigh whole futures against each other.

Free

$0

A real answer, not a trial.

  • Your full plan — the year you could stop, and the chance it holds
  • Stress tests against real market history and thousands of simulated futures
  • Every guide, with every assumption shown and sourced
  • Synced across your devices
Start free
When you’re ready

Pro

$12 / month

or $96/year — that’s $8/month.

  • Everything in Free
  • Advanced tax planning — withdrawal order, conversions, health subsidies
  • Side-by-side what-ifs: compare whole futures before you choose
  • Printable snapshots to share with a partner or advisor
Start free, upgrade anytime

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Common questions

Is it really free?

Yes. The free plan is the whole core: your household plan, the lifetime view, the stress tests, every guide — no card, no trial clock. Pro ($12/month) adds side-by-side what-ifs, advanced tax planning, and printable snapshots.

Do I have to link my bank accounts?

No — never. You type in a handful of numbers, and that's the whole setup. Nothing connects to your bank, and nothing needs to.

Do you sell my data?

No. Your plan lives under your account so it can sync across your devices — that's all it does. We don't sell it, mine it, or share it.

Can we plan as a couple?

Yes — that's the default, not an add-on. Two incomes, two retirement dates, government benefits timed for each of you, and a plan that keeps working for whoever it has to.

Learn

The ideas behind your plan.

Plain-English guides to every idea inside — each one citing the research it stands on. No account needed.

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