Updates to the Creator's FI Calculator


So, I've made several updates to the Creator's Financial Independence Calculator including some improved aesthetics, an actual calculation of time and $ needed to reach Financial Independence, and some input / output guidance and explanations.  There's a ton more that I could do with it like warnings for improper input, allowance for pensions and social security, and allowance for company 401k matching, ..., etc.  But, I'm going to take a break for now and focus on some non-programming efforts for the blog. 

Swing by and play with it.  Perhaps one of you out there would like to take up the gantlet and improve on this calculator.  There's nothing hidden in the JavaScript source on the page, so feel free to play with it and reach out if you have some improvements.... or steal it and improve on it on your own page.  I'm ok with that, too.

I hope this efforts provides a tool to inspire people to create and invest instead of consume.  Additionally, I plan to use this new skill to make future posts more interactive. 

Enjoy!

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