“It’s a bad plan that cannot be changed” says an Italian proverb. A young FIRE blogger from Norway had the ambitious plan to retire within 5 years, when he would be 36 years old. He wrote down a detailed plan how to realise this goal. Now, a little over half a year later, the blogger changed his plan. He reduced his FIRE number, i.e. the amount of money he thinks he needs to retire early, and also touched a well-known…
An introduction to Financial Independence and early retirement by the Monk. He gives one “fair warning: once you start reaching for FIRE there may be no going back.”
Bec is using geoarbitrage to explore a number of different FI scenarios with different FI numbers. How many of them has she reached already?
Route 2 FI adapts his plan to retire in his mid-thirties. He takes into account the fact that he will still earn some money when FIREd along with his frugal lifestyle – under 20 000$ annual spending in an expensive country like Norway!
After paying back credit card debt (if you have any), build yourself a compounding machine. Patience is key once you have set up the machine, as The Escape Artist points out.
Hustle Escape delves deeper into his reasons for pursuing FI and explains why his 2025 deadline is non-negotiable.
SavingNinja gets mathematical to show the importance of time on your retirement fund.
SavingNinja likens the path through life as a boggy marsh and gives us some tips on how to get through it more easily.
Carl missed his target, but explains why he’s not disappointed.
“FI is not going to make you happy just by reaching it”. Michael writes about opportunity costs, risks, fulfilment, and the power of having options.
