Find out if you can retire.
Then keep more of what you've saved.

The #1 mistake I see in retirement plans: withdrawing from the wrong accounts at the wrong time. It costs people $200K+ in unnecessary taxes. I'll model your specific numbers and show you what to change.

Let's look at your numbers

Questions I help answer

"What if" scenarios

"Can I retire at 55?"
"Can we survive on one income?"
"Can I go part-time or take a sabbatical?"
"Should I buy, rent, or sell my house?"

Optimization questions

"Should I contribute to my 401(k) or Roth 401(k)?"
"How much should I be doing Roth conversions?"
"How do I handle healthcare before Medicare?" Try the ACA calculator →

What you walk away with

Start with a clear answer, or go straight to a full optimization.

Starting Point
Discovery
$300

A straight answer: can you retire, and how much are you leaving on the table?

  • Baseline retirement projection with your real numbers
  • 1 "what if" scenario (retire early, go part-time, etc.)
  • See the optimization gap — how much more you could keep
Not sure which? Let's talk.

Get a quick estimate

Punch in your numbers for a rough projection. Your real plan accounts for much more.

Will My Money Last?

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Assumptions
7% return 3% inflation Plan to age 90
Income: 25% tax Traditional: 22% tax Roth: 0% tax Taxable: 15% tax
Will My Money Last?
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Enter your numbers above to find out
This is your unoptimized baseline using flat tax rates. Your real projection depends on your state, filing status, progressive brackets, healthcare costs, and Social Security taxation. See how much more you could keep with an optimized plan →

See how every decision changes your number

Every big life decision moves your ending balance. Here's what that looks like in real numbers.

Retire 5 Years Earlier

What does retiring at 50 instead of 55 actually cost you? You'll see the exact dollar tradeoff.

Ending balance drops ~$340K

Receive ACA Subsidy

If you retire before 65, healthcare is expensive. But manage your MAGI right, and ACA subsidies can save you $15K+ per year.

Ending balance increases ~$300K

Downsize & Sell Your Home

That $800K in home equity sitting idle? Selling and investing it can add years to your retirement runway.

Ending balance increases ~$300K

Roth Conversions

Pay 22% tax now, or 24%+ later when RMDs force your hand at 73. The math on converting early is often worth $300K–$500K.

Ending balance increases ~$500K

Start with a free consultation

We'll spend 20 minutes on your situation and I'll tell you honestly whether a Discovery or Full Plan makes sense. If neither does, I'll say so.

Book a 20-minute call
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I'll follow up with a few more questions based on your topic before we meet.

About Nancy

I spent 20 years as a software and data engineer. When I started planning my own early retirement, I did what engineers do — I built a spreadsheet. Then the spreadsheet got complicated: tax brackets, Roth conversion windows, ACA subsidy cliffs, withdrawal sequencing across five account types. I kept adding to it because no existing tool modeled all of this together.

That spreadsheet became Lumifin. I built it to answer my own question — "can I actually retire?" — and now I use it to answer that question for other people. If you're trying to figure out when you can stop working, or what happens financially if you make a big life change, that's exactly what this is for.