Lauren Boland

Lauren Boland, a software engineer and creator of the cFIREsim calculator, joins the discussion to tackle a pressing question: "Do I have enough to retire?" She unpacks her groundbreaking tool designed to evaluate retirement readiness by simulating various financial scenarios. The conversation dives into the four-percent rule’s relevance in 2025, how to reverse-engineer a financial independence number, and the importance of investment strategies, including the impact of real estate on retirement planning.