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FIRE Movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early)

financial · hard · 2-4 hours monthly for financial review and optimization

What is FIRE Movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early)?

An aggressive savings and investing strategy targeting 50-70% savings rate to accumulate 25x annual expenses, enabling retirement decades earlier than traditional age. Relies on the 4% safe withdrawal rate.

Is there evidence for it?

EVIDENCEmoderate

How do you do FIRE Movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early)?

  1. 1.Calculate your FIRE number: annual expenses x 25 (based on the 4% withdrawal rule)
  2. 2.Maximize savings rate to 50-70% of income by reducing expenses aggressively and increasing income
  3. 3.Invest consistently in low-cost index funds (total market or target-date funds)
  4. 4.Track your progress: savings rate monthly, net worth quarterly, projected retirement date annually
  5. 5.Choose your FIRE variant: LeanFIRE (<$40k/year expenses), regular FIRE, FatFIRE (>$100k/year), or BaristaFIRE (semi-retirement with part-time income)

How long does it take?

2-4 hours monthly for financial review and optimization.

Is it hard to start?

hard.

Source: Vicki Robin & Joe Dominguez (Your Money or Your Life, 1992). The 4% rule from the Trinity Study (Cooley, Hubbard, Walz, 1998). Mr. Money Mustache, Mad Fientist, and ChooseFI popularized the modern FIRE movement. Note: creator of the 4% rule says early retirees may be too conservative.
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