08/31/2026
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ถ๐ป?
Draw cash strategically across three accounts to keep your tax bill as low as possible.
โข Pull just enough from your Traditional IRA or 401(k) to fill up the lowest tax brackets (10% or 12%).
โข Cover remaining living expenses with taxable savings or brokerage cash so you don't push yourself into a higher bracket.
โข Use tax-free Roth IRA dollars for big one-off expenses with zero tax impact.
Balancing your withdrawals this way keeps your overall tax rate low and can even unlock 0% capital gains rates.