#RedditFire

Do you think there are some professions (doctors, lawyers, engineers, teachers, truck drivers, sales, etc.) or industries (tech, health, etc.) that are more into FIRE? e.g., do you think there are more FIRE teachers than FIRE firefighters?…

This is a relaxed hangout thread for the FIRE community to chat with other FIRE-minded folks without having to publish separate posts. This is the place for brand new people to get their feet wet as well as for lurkers who have questions or comments, but…

Title, today marks the untimely firing of my career and was probably the best thing that happened to me at 35. My wife quit her job 4 weeks later and we have been traveling the world ever since.…

With the increased risk of AI taking people's jobs will we see more people trying to save up and FIRE in order to be more prepared for a layoff? Have you increased your contribution rates to have more of a savings runway in case things go south?…

i’m a huge broad market index guy and a bit of a wuss to invest in a single stock. however i think anthropic is on a different level as a company. i think their AI models will change the world for better or worse.…

This is a relaxed hangout thread for the FIRE community to chat with other FIRE-minded folks without having to publish separate posts. This is the place for brand new people to get their feet wet as well as for lurkers who have questions or comments, but…

I’m in my late 40s, single, no kids, living in a VHCOL area. NW is around $2M, income ~$250K, renting with no property ownership. NW split is about 10% is in cash, 45% in taxable brokerage (mostly VTI), 45% in 401(k) target-date funds.…

I am currently 32 and retired since this spring. I am planning to go to a language exchange program to Taiwan this winter. Anyone here did this around my age to a foreign country? How was the age demographics?…

Just curious about where are people with their spending. Also, state where you are in the world. submitted by /u/nsfw-boston [link] [comments]

It seems like expenses are lower per person when you’re married or partnered and sharing expenses, so I’m assuming most DINKs can retire comfortably on 1.5 times the retirement amount they’d need if they were single.…

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about how I may end up perpetually in OMY syndrome. Those close to retirement or fully retired, can you share what you decided and how it has impacted your life?…

Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren — John Maynard Keynes (essay, 1930, in Essays in Persuasion) "Thus for the first time since his creation man will be faced with his real, his permanent problem — how to use his freedom from pressing economic…

I quit corporate, started consulting for a client just 10ish hours per week. That’s on pause for right now for a few reasons. In the meantime, I find myself endlessly scrolling and wasting my days away.…

I listened to a podcast that alluded this study, so I looked it up. "When stated in terms of lifetime dollar wealth creation, the best-performing 4% of listed companies explain the net gain for the entire US stock market since 1926, as other stocks…

I’ve seen the discussion before. Personal finance is so easy to learn. Actually it isn’t there are a lot of details to know. In my experience, yes, both. Compounding, easy. Optimizing all the things, hard.…

I've been putting money in Vanguard for years now-- index funds--but have never really spoken to a financial advisor. I was fortunate that my father used to give me advice when I was younger. He advised me to save and invest as early as possible.…

I'm 381 days from retiring (November 12th 2027). If you want to know my financial situation, see this reddit post. I want to share something I learned recently, that may helps others.…

Posting here because I don't really have anywhere else to talk about it. We met with our financial advisor today and after a recent inheritance from my mom, our plan was accelerated to have me retire when I turned 55 (which would be the end of 2027).…

I don't say retire because I can always go back to work if I decide or start a biz. However I plan to quit (or do very few hours per week) hopefully in Feb. My spend is about 3.5% of NW but will be 2.5% with SS when it comes to that.…

Brainstorming out loud here... I’ve been sketching out a plan to retire as soon as I reach a portfolio size that would allow me to spend 1-2 years living a semi-nomadic lifestyle focused on learning, volunteering, and personal growth.…