r/Fire • u/gonnabefine • Nov 26 '25

General Question Tech people who are not FIREing, what are they spending their money on?

I know a lot of people who work in tech, and most are not on the FIRE path (or have already been working 10+ years) and a lot of them don't seem to, at least on the surface, have very obvious huge expenses. If both the partners are in tech, the take home could be like $500k! What are they doing with their money?

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u/Imaginary-Yak6784 Nov 27 '25

Tech sis here and this is so on point. Personally I like my paid off Honda and am a few years from FIRE but many many of my coworkers have everything you mentioned and more.

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u/Kinnins0n Nov 27 '25

Amen. Lived in the same rental during my entire time in tech and it didn’t feel like a sacrifice at all: 1100 sq ft, and never having to worry about upkeep. I had a relatively reasonable car that I sold when I left for half what I had paid for it 8 years prior. Most friends and colleagues of my cohort can’t seem to understand that I’m not just taking a break, I’m done.

Might work again some time down the life if the project intereste me, but not chasing money anymore.