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Explore possible retirement scenarios. Not guesswork.

RetireMe is Aotearoa's retirement modelling app. Model your entire financial future — KiwiSaver, property, NZ Super — and know exactly how your money lasts.

No credit card required.

NEW! Tutorials and walk-through videos now available

How It Works

Build your retirement plan in under two minutes. No financial jargon required.

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Answer 4 Quick Questions

Your age, savings, income, and retirement goals. The wizard builds your personalised plan instantly.

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See Where You Stand

Your dashboard shows your success probability, runway chart, and Monte Carlo confidence bands.

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Test & Refine

Use the Resilience Sandbox to test what-if scenarios. Add detail as your plan evolves over time.

Why traditional planning fails you

You spend hours on a spreadsheet or online calculator. You get a number. Then life happens, and the plan is obsolete by next month.

It's Static

Standard calculators give you a single number based on fixed assumptions. They can't model what happens when interest rates shift, you sell a property, or your expenses change in retirement.

It's Simplistic

Most tools ignore KiwiSaver rules, NZ tax brackets, mortgage paydowns, NZ Super eligibility, and the reality that your spending changes as you age.

It's Terrifying

Many retirees worry about their financial trajectory. A static snapshot can't help you stress-test different assumptions — only a living, dynamic model can.

Your Complete Financial Picture

Go beyond savings. RetireMe models every element of your financial life in one place.

  • Assets: Cash, investments, KiwiSaver, superannuation, term deposits, property - each with its own growth rate and tax treatment.
  • Liabilities: Mortgages, vehicle loans, credit cards, student loans - with accurate paydown schedules.
  • Income & Expenses: Salary, rental income, NZ Super, part-time work - all modelled at the correct frequency (weekly, fortnightly, monthly, annually).
  • Life Events: Sell a property, receive an inheritance, buy a new car, pay off a loan - schedule future events and see their impact instantly.
RetireMe plan editor showing assets, income, expenses and events
RetireMe Monte Carlo simulation showing probability of success

Monte Carlo Resilience Analysis

One projection is a guess. Hundreds of simulations reveal the truth.

RetireMe runs hundreds of randomised market scenarios against your plan. Instead of a single "you'll be fine" number, you see the probability that your money lasts — accounting for market volatility, sequence-of-returns risk, and inflation uncertainty.

  • Success Probability: See the percentage of scenarios where your money lasts to your target age.
  • Confidence Bands: Visualise 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentile outcomes on your runway chart.
  • Worst Case Visible: Know your floor — the lowest your net worth drops in the unluckiest scenarios.

Resilience Sandbox

Test decisions before you make them.

Drag a slider and see the impact instantly. No spreadsheet formulas, no waiting — just immediate answers to the questions that matter most.

  • "What if I spend 10% less in retirement?" See how many extra years of runway that buys you.
  • "What if I delay retirement by 2 years?" Watch your success rate climb in real time.
  • "What if returns are 1% lower than expected?" Stress-test your plan against pessimistic markets.
  • "What if I get a $50k inheritance?" Model a one-off cash injection and see the ripple effect.
RetireMe scenario sandbox with live what-if sliders

Your Data Stays With You

We believe your financial life is private. That's why we built RetireMe with a "Zero-Knowledge" architecture.

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Local-First Storage

Your plan data is stored on your own device. It is not uploaded to our cloud servers.

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No Account Required

You can build, save, and edit plans without ever creating an account or giving us your email.

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NZ Sovereignty

We are 100% NZ owned and operated. We fall under NZ privacy laws, not foreign jurisdictions.

Built for New Zealand. Not the USA.

Forget forcing US-centric tools to work here. RetireMe is purpose-built for the NZ financial system.

KiwiSaver Native

Employee and employer contributions, prescribed investor rates (PIR), ESCT, contribution matching, and age-65 withdrawal rules — all modelled correctly.

NZ Super Integrated

Current NZ Superannuation rates for couples, single living alone, and single sharing. Automatically starts at your eligibility age with inflation adjustment.

NZ Tax Accurate

Progressive PAYE tax brackets, PIE tax on investment returns, fortnightly and weekly pay cycles, and ACC levies — calculated the way IRD does it.

More Than a Calculator

RetireMe is a living plan that grows with you. Save versions, compare plans, and track how your outlook evolves over time.

Multiple Plans

Create plans for different scenarios — conservative vs optimistic, with or without selling the house. Compare them side by side with metric deltas and trajectory overlays.

Version History

Save checkpoints as your plan evolves. Restore any previous version. Overlay up to three versions on a single chart to see how your outlook has changed.

Expense Lifecycle

Your spending changes as you age. RetireMe models active, standard, and quiet retirement phases — plus aged care costs with self-funded or government-subsidised (RCS) options.

Planning Works. The Numbers Prove It.

Research consistently shows that people with a financial plan feel and do better.

2.7x
People who plan do better financially
Strategic Business Insights
31%
of Kiwis have a retirement plan — be one of them
Te Ara Ahunga Ora / CFFC
54%
People who plan are more likely to live comfortably
CFP Board survey

What Kiwis Are Saying

"I wish this app had come out 5 years ago!"

RetireMe user, Auckland

"Thankfully it's not too late. With RetireMe I now have a plan. A difficult one, but still a plan!"

RetireMe user, Tauranga

"Wow, I can retire next year, didn't realise it!"

RetireMe user, Whangamata

Informed by NZ data from

Te Ara Ahunga Ora (CFFC) | Work and Income NZ | Inland Revenue (IRD) | Massey University

Your path to exploring retirement scenarios starts here.

Build your first plan in under two minutes — free, no credit card, no trial period.

Remy