• An Indian Hindu holy man applies sandalwood paste on his forehead whilst looking into a mirror during the Ambubasi festival at the Kamakhya Hindu temple in Gauhati, India. Anupam Nath / AP Photo
    An Indian Hindu holy man applies sandalwood paste on his forehead whilst looking into a mirror during the Ambubasi festival at the Kamakhya Hindu temple in Gauhati, India. Anupam Nath / AP Photo
  • Kalpesh Modi performs with his motorcycle as he rehearses for the forthcoming annual procession 'Rath Yatra' in Ahmedabad, India. Sam Panthaky / AFP
    Kalpesh Modi performs with his motorcycle as he rehearses for the forthcoming annual procession 'Rath Yatra' in Ahmedabad, India. Sam Panthaky / AFP
  • A Hindu holy man offers milk to the waters of the holy river Ganga as part of his morning prayers in Allahabad, India. Jitendra Prakash / Reuters
    A Hindu holy man offers milk to the waters of the holy river Ganga as part of his morning prayers in Allahabad, India. Jitendra Prakash / Reuters
  • Indian youths play football at Juhu beach in Mumbai, India. Punit Paranipe / AFP
    Indian youths play football at Juhu beach in Mumbai, India. Punit Paranipe / AFP
  • Kashmiri Shiite Muslims shout religious slogans as they take part in a protest against the ongoing conflict in Iraq, at Narbal, India. Danish Ismail / Reuters
    Kashmiri Shiite Muslims shout religious slogans as they take part in a protest against the ongoing conflict in Iraq, at Narbal, India. Danish Ismail / Reuters
  • People gather around a passenger train that derailed in Bihar, India. AP Photo
    People gather around a passenger train that derailed in Bihar, India. AP Photo
  • An Indian man looks out of his window on 'International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking' in Mumbai, India. Rafiq Maqbool / AP Photo
    An Indian man looks out of his window on 'International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking' in Mumbai, India. Rafiq Maqbool / AP Photo
  • Indian Hindu devotees walk through a dust storm at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges in Allahabad, India. Sanjay Kanojia / AFP
    Indian Hindu devotees walk through a dust storm at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges in Allahabad, India. Sanjay Kanojia / AFP

Inside India: June 26, 2014


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Kesari

Rating: 2.5/5 stars
Produced by: Dharma Productions, Azure Entertainment
Directed by: Anubhav Singh
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Parineeti Chopra

 

How much of your income do you need to save?

The more you save, the sooner you can retire. Tuan Phan, a board member of SimplyFI.com, says if you save just 5 per cent of your salary, you can expect to work for another 66 years before you are able to retire without too large a drop in income.

In other words, you will not save enough to retire comfortably. If you save 15 per cent, you can forward to another 43 working years. Up that to 40 per cent of your income, and your remaining working life drops to just 22 years. (see table)

Obviously, this is only a rough guide. How much you save will depend on variables, not least your salary and how much you already have in your pension pot. But it shows what you need to do to achieve financial independence.