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>FIRE is exactly that. It is living like a poor person on a well off person income and banking the difference to retire early. No, it's living below your means
by wing-_-nuts 5y ago
>FIRE is exactly that. It is living like a poor person on a well off person income and banking the difference to retire early.
No, it's living below your means, saving and investing, because you value your time more than you value stuff. Your anecdotes are exactly that. The average person saving for FIRE is no miser.
- notyourday 5y ago> because you value your time more than you value stuff. Yes! One trades money for time. FIRE is the exact opposite - with FIRE one would pay for money with time.