Project your Social Security benefits at the organization's website.
Many retirement plans suggest that you should create a lump sum of cash to generate enough interest income equal to about 80% of your current income.
Calculate how much money you would have to save each month from now until retirement in order to achieve a lump sum large enough to yield interest income equal to 80% of your current income.
How much would you need to save each month?
Let's discuss. If you would like some help with the time value of money calculations, Excel can be a very handy tool.