The speaker predicts they will reach financial independence (income equals expenses) in approximately six years, when they turn 40, based on investing $3,000 per month and a historical 6.5% average growth rate.
"my dividend income forecast which I love to look at which is assumes that I'll continue to invest three thousand dollars per month or 36k per year and it assumes that I'll continue to reinvest all of my dividends and assuming that I'll have the same growth rate that I've had over the last five years on average if that's six and a half percent then I'll reach that income equals expenses Financial Independence Point in about six years from now when I turn 40"
