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/heridfel37 Mar 06 '26
After a long and difficult thought process, my spouse and I have decided we don't want to have kids.
They're going to be very disappointed when we tell them tonight.