Originally Posted by
Varks
Make widebody Captain in less than a year. Max out 401K contributions $73500 this year I think. S&P averages 10% return over 35 years. Assuming you have at least $10,000 saved. $23,000,000 at retirement. Odds are you won’t go to 65 so who cares what the final number is.
Run. AA contract 2025.
23 million! Hopefully that will be enough. So far I haven't met a single pilot that has 35 years in with 23 million in retirement money. Probably because working for the airlines for 30 years lots of stuff happens to your career and earnings.