
Unless you were born into generational wealth, you’ve probably worried about money at one time or another. But if your goal is to have enough money so you don’t have to worry about it, have you thought about how much that would be? What’s the magic number you need to see in your bank account so that you don’t worry anymore?
Investment firm Charles Schwab’s 2025 Modern Wealth Survey asked 2,000 Americans ages 21 to 75 how much money they thought was needed to be considered “financially comfortable” — here’s what the survey found.