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Debbie

24 Jul 2026

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Retirement

What happens to your retirement plan if you outlive your savings?

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There should be streams of income still earning $$$ while on retirement like dividend interest etc

Rely on a multiple income streams: firstly, cpf life from FRS already helps a lot; secondly, partial withdrawal from investments monthly to fund retirement at a 2 percent withdrawal rate, thirdly, withdrawal from cpf oa. All these will be enough. When a person is old, material needs matter less. You do not need $10000 a month when you are old. You need friends and family and a healthy body more. And to be healthy you do not need $10000 a month.

Rely on a multiple income streams: firstly, cpf life from FRS already helps a lot; secondly, partial withdrawal from investments monthly to fund retirement at a 2 percent withdrawal rate, thirdly, withdrawal from cpf oa. All these will be enough. When a person is old, material needs matter less. You do not need $10000 a month when you are old. You need friends and family and a healthy body more. And to be healthy you do not need $10000 a month.

If you outlive your savings, then you don't have a retirement plan anymore. The one sliver lining is...

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