Damian Lillicrap - Bare Naked Economist
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The Spreadsheet

In my book 'Kitchen Table Economics & Investing’ I refer to a spreadsheet on this website which is to help people see how they are travelling. For a number of reasons I have decided against a spreadsheet approach. Primarily because not everyone feels comfortable with spreadsheets, also the available online tools generally have very good graphics that makes them easier to use and these tools are likely to do a better job capturing the subtleties of tax and government benefits across different countries - not my expertise. As such I have instead included a number of links to different tools for different countries. I haven't vetted these exhaustively but they appear to be from reputable organisations and they look useful. 

And I have also included some suggestions about things to consider when using these tools. I suggest that you read these notes before using these tools.

Links to retirement tools for various countries:

Australia         http://qsuper.qld.gov.au/members/calculators/retirementincome.aspx

  
USA               
http://www.aarp.org/work/retirement-planning/retirement_calculator/

UK                 http://www.ageuk.org.uk/money-matters/pensions/pension-calculator/   

Things to consider before using these tools (clink the links below)
Note the password for these links is the last word from the last chapter of Kitchen Table Economics & Investing):

Longevity protection

Some thoughts on Investment and Savings Risks

Salary increases - good or bad?