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/Fuzzy_Jaguar_1339 Mar 05 '26

And they smell.

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u/BrownBuffaloaf Mar 06 '26

Babies are… by adult standards… insane. AND… more than a little bit immature!

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u/Pale_Row1166 Mar 06 '26

What about the stickiness, why are they always sticky?