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		NhanH on July 2, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Dutch city is giving money away to test the basi... The number I've heard is 20x your annual expenses. I don't think there are any meaningful sources to cite here, but I remember reading that from the Mr Money Mustache crowd.

davty on July 2, 2015 [–]

The number is actually 25. It is based on a withdrawal of 4 %: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/05/29/how-much-do-i-need....

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