FIRE Planning
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FIRE Types and Where to Retire: Your FIRE Number Changes Everything
The same $40,000 a year is poverty in California and luxury in the Philippines. Here’s what that actually means for your plan. You’ve learned about FIRE. You understand the 4% rule. You’re thinking about retiring early. But here’s what most people miss: your FIRE number isn’t a fixed target. It’s completely dependent on where you want…
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FIRE Isn’t What I Thought It Was
I dismissed it as a tech worker thing. Then I started working in wealth management and everything changed. During the pandemic, I was spending a lot of time on Reddit. One day I kept seeing this acronym over and over in different threads. FIRE. I clicked on a post. Then another. And another. And my…