Pension Drawdown Thinking about taking money from your pension? Here’s the truth: £10,000 doesn’t always mean £10,000. With pension drawdown you can normally take 25% tax-free. The rest is taxed as income, which means: • With unused personal allowance you could keep the full £10,000 • As a basic-rate taxpayer you might keep around £8,500 • As a higher-rate taxpayer you could be left with as little as £7,000 👉 Drawdown gives you flexibility and control — your pot stays invested, and you can take

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How much income do you need?! ⬇️ To figure how much income you need to buy a house… 1. Start with the monthly payment on the house (I use Fannie Mae’s mortgage calculator & put a 7% interest rate) 2. Add your monthly debt 3. Divide by .45 4. Multiply by 12 This is the combined, gross pre-tax yearly income you need for that house. To get these examples on Kelly & Sam, I assumed: -a 7% interest rate -they both had monthly debt of $450 -insurance of $2,200 a year -taxes of $6,250/yr These show the