Income Replacement Planner

When could trading replace your salary?

Set a monthly income goal, a starting account, and an honest monthly return. We'll model the compounding path and show your target date โ€” milestones included.

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Be honest here. Pros target single-digit monthly returns. The model assumes the same return while growing and while living off the account.
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Growth does the rest

How the model works

Account needed

To withdraw your goal each month without shrinking the account, you need: goal รท monthly return.$5,000/mo at 3% = $166,667.

The path

Each month your balance compounds at your return, plus your deposit. Both matter โ€” deposits dominate early, compounding dominates late.

Why honesty wins

At 3%/mo the plan is demanding but plausible for a skilled trader. Slide it to 10% and the date looks amazing โ€” and the plan becomes fantasy.

What this isn't

A guarantee. Returns are lumpy, drawdowns happen, taxes exist. Use it to set direction and milestones, not promises.

Want the system behind the numbers?

The path is real but the skill comes first โ€” Apprentice of Gains is where you build the system that earns the return.

Educational content only โ€” not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for every investor. Figures shown are illustrative models, not predictions or guarantees. © 2026 School of Gains.