Life Planning Calculator
Use our life planning calculator to see what your career, retirement, and family life would look like on different planets. Adjust the values to explore different scenarios.
Current age: 40
Years to retirement: 25
Your Retirement Timeline
You'll be this age on Earth when you retire
You'll be this age on Mars when you retire
Time Until Retirement
You have 25 Earth years until retirement. That equals 9131 days or roughly 219000 hours.
Career Implications
If you moved to Mars today, you'd be 21.3 Mars years old. By retirement, you'll have worked 25 Earth years but 13.3 Mars years.
Family Impact
As a single person, you have flexibility in location decisions, but you may face isolation in a new colony.
Key Considerations
📊 Cost of Living
Moving to Mars likely means different salary structures. Research shows colony work pays 200-400% more, but cost of living can be 3-5x higher.
👨👩👧 Generational Impact
Children born on Mars will age at different rates than you. By the time you're ready for retirement, they may still be experiencing childhood.
🌍 Reverse Visits
A trip back to Earth during your retirement could take months of travel. You might only have 2-3 visits left in your lifetime.
💰 Retirement Savings
Inflation works differently on different planets. Your retirement savings may grow faster on Mars, but purchasing power could change dramatically.
Ask Yourself These Questions
1. By the time you retire, will your kids still want to visit Earth, or will it feel like a foreign land?
2. What does "getting old" mean if you're still 35 years old on your planet of retirement?
3. If you move planets, can you ever truly go home?
4. How will isolation on Mars affect your family relationships?
Explore More Implications
Now that you've seen how retirement changes across planets, explore the deeper implications for your life and family.