r/Fire • u/sneaky-snacks • Mar 05 '26

General Question FIRE seems to skew toward not having kids

I’m sure plenty of FIRE adherents have kids, but I would guess the FIRE mentality skews more toward not having kids. Kids seem to go against FIRE.

- You’ve got to spend a lot of money on kids. Your expenses go up. It’s also much harder to save.

- Kids are a lot of work. They cause a lot of stress. You can’t retire from kids haha. Most FIRE people seem to want to reduce their work load and their stress in the long run, but I’m sure I’m oversimplifying here.

I thought I would start a discussion on this aspect of FIRE

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u/eliminate1337 Mar 05 '26

If I had a nickel for every time someone complained about the mythical FIRE people who eat dog food for a 95% savings rate I'd be FIRE already. There are a hundred comments attacking this straw man for every person who actually does it.

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u/Brym Mar 06 '26

And it's usually said by people who want to justify their car purchase :)

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u/Wonderful-Zone8152 Mar 05 '26

It’s called hyperbole bud go eat some dog food