The historic numbers I mentioned with regards to profit from investments take into account historic inflation numbers. The numbers are based on the Dutch book &#x27;De Schitterende Eenvoud van Indexbeleggen&#x27;[0].<p>Inflation should not be an issue.<p>Still the bigger plan is to make extra money by working full-time on my own projects. So the goal is to increase investments every year and also the profit from investments.<p>@onion2k: The book isn&#x27;t saying you can live forever for that amount. It&#x27;s a calculation I made for myself based on the historic average profits of the stock market in the long term (based on ~100 years of data). I&#x27;m living for 2 months in Thailand and I can have a basic living here for 500 EUR a month, especially if I have a fully paid for apartment. That&#x27;s a basic living without much luxury, but a good starting point to full-time commit myself to my own projects. And hopefully build more income that way. I also don&#x27;t have wife, kids, etc…<p>---<p>[0]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bol.com&#x2F;nl&#x2F;p&#x2F;de-schitterende-eenvoud-van-indexbeleggen&#x2F;1001004006191081&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bol.com&#x2F;nl&#x2F;p&#x2F;de-schitterende-eenvoud-van-indexbel...</a>