BiggerPockets Money Podcast · Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Evan Lawler, a 25-year-old pursuing 'Coast FIRE', aims to reach $500,000 in retirement investments by age 30. He projects this amount will grow to $5 million by age 65, providing a $200,000 annual retirement income based on the 4% rule. Currently, he has $200,000 invested and contributes $3,300 per month.
“The reason I'm going for $500,000 is because I'm pursuing coastfire kind of one of the hybrid forms of financial independence.”
“I'm trying to reach $500,000 by 30 because based on my projections with some assumptions we might get into, $500k at 30 puts me at $5 million at 65 years old, which using the 4% rule would give me about a $200,000 per year retirement income.”
“So currently, I'm at about $200,000 in retirement investments, and I'm investing about $3,300 per month in pursuit of this coastfire goal.”