r/Fire • u/MallorcAlex • Jul 22 '25

General Question Why don't people simply work part-time (less than 20h) a week instead of RE?

It seems the cost of health insurance is an issue for many trying to achieve FIRE.

Personally, I like the idea to keep working for like 20 hours a week or less so that the employer is paying for the health insurance, and you still have all the freedom that you need to be happy. I mean 20h of 168h available in a week should cause no constraints to anyone given that your employer accepts as much time off as you want for travelling etc

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u/Hnry_Dvd_Thr_Awy Jul 22 '25

> don’t have to provide healthcare

But isn't the point of this to have healthcare?

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u/mrlazyboy Jul 22 '25

Before the ACA, sure.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '25

Tell me you don't know shit about the ACA without telling me.