I think FIRE is mainly about not needing to work anymore. Passive or investment income isn’t the goal, just an (important) way to be done working earlier. E.g.,

I think FIRE is mainly about not needing to work anymore. Passive or investment income isn’t the goal, just an (important) way to be done working earlier. E.g., in a hypothetical world where you only had interest-free savings accounts, you could still retire early, you’d just need to save more first.