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If you're a pure altruist, this question doesn't apply to you.

Number higher than 100% are possible if you'd borrow money, although it can become weird in scenarios where you stop being economically valuable and/or money becomes obsolete.

This question assumes you have an "egoist budget" separate from an "altruist budget" which might not be the case. If it's not the case, you can answer a similar question that works for you, such as "the fraction of your total budget".

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100%, assuming I have enough to eat and other basic needs at all times. I was originally going to say 95% and hold some back for internet/devices/etc but then realized I could use libraries. If libraries cease to exist in a useable form over this timeframe then modify this down to the minimum required to get a basic level of connection.

I'd save enough money to lead a healthy life and pay for medical emergencies so I could hopefully live to 80, and spend the rest on the pill. Hard to tell what fraction of my budget would that be, until I know how much I'm going to earn in my lifetime.

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After moving enough resources into the pill-saving account, my probability of actually living until 80 would decrease, so I wouldn't go too far. 50% maybe?

Do I have to precommit for a given fraction? Like, maybe today I don't need 50% of my income, but tomorrow it may be the difference between living and starving to death, so I'd rather keep it flexible.

I think this is too far from common experience for our intuitions to tell us very much. And the complication of separate lifetime budgets is not helpful - it just makes me want to game the conditions.