<prompt> Human: Im trying to keep this kind of light on details out of respect for privacy. In short, my friend is 24. He wants to dump 45 grand in a 401k over the course of three years. He had like 300 bucks in it previously. Assuming no other contributions what will that grow into by retirement age and what standard of living does that amount usually translate to. I cant seem to find a calculator that lets me set this up. He insists hell keep paying into it albeit much less but without a concrete number I cant exactly account for it. As for why? He doesnt much feel like spending his adult life working the job he works and would rather do something more spiritually rewarding thatll likely pay much less. Hes pretty committed to the idea of living a 20,000-25,000 a year life. Its more than doable in our region.  <response>: Youhe needs to check out rfinancialindependence 