F.I.R.E. (Financial Independence, Retire Early)
Is it possible to retire early? How can saving and investing be combined to be able to retire early? F.I.R.E., which stands for Financial Independence/Retire Early, is a movement defined by frugality, savings and investment with the ultimate goal of retiring decades earlier than expected. It's a growing community where people share their journey and tips that allow them to save up to 50%-70% of their annual income.
Most Helpful Resources
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Great tweets by FIRE movement subscriber Joe, an engineer who retired at 38 to be a stay at home dad.
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Europe-centric FIRE blog.
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Online community with over 600.000 members who support each other on their journeys to financial independence.
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Financial Independence blog with an updated list of the most recent blogs posts from 650+ websites across the global FIRE movement.
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As they state, their purpose is "to make the world smarter, happier, and richer". They offer many useful advises on how to invest, how to retire, and how to manage personal finance.
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Hilarious blog by an early retiree who now writes about how we can all live a frugal life of leisure.
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The book about changing your relationship with money that 'accidentally' started the FIRE movement.
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One of the most active FIRE communities on Facebook.
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FIRE 101: In this thorough lifehacker article, Kristin Wong explains the basics of the FIRE movement.
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Brad Barrett and Jonathan Mendonsa interview weekly interesting guests who share their FIRE journey.
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One of the most respected and downloaded podcasts within the FIRE community.
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