sidepickDWG NO. SP-2026-03 · REV A
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Playbook 02 — Subtract inflation from your yield.

Playbook 01 gives you Rp1 billion for Rp100 million a year at 10% yield. That math is correct and useless, because it prices your life in today’s rupiah.

If your cost of living rises 5% a year, a flat Rp100 million buys less every year. To keep your purchasing power, the capital must satisfy:

Required capital = T ÷ (y − inflation)

Rp100 million ÷ (10% − 5%) = Rp2 billion. Double the naive answer. The gap between the two numbers is the tax that everyone pays and almost nobody budgets.

The rule in one line: a yield that doesn’t beat inflation isn’t income, it’s a slow liquidation of your lifestyle.

When I run my own allocation math, I use the inflation-adjusted figure or I don’t run it at all.

RevDateDescription
A2026-09-30Initial issue.
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