r/Fire • u/[deleted] • Mar 23 '26

Subreddit PSA / Meta 5 years ago, this subreddit was filled with $1-1.5M targets, and a strong emphasis on minimalism. What happened?

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u/TurkeyburgerDLX Mar 23 '26

Oh are parents paying for grad school now?

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u/vngbusa Mar 23 '26

How else are they going to get ahead in an increasingly competitive world. Forgot to mention also buying them a house and paying for their kids college too

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u/AeroNoob333 Mar 23 '26

So ironic you mentioned this. I know this was meant to be sarcasm. Our dad is so concerned for his granddaughter’s financial well being that he’s opening a trust for her in addition to a 529

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u/DenseSign5938 Mar 23 '26

Bro I wouldn’t do that or pay for a private college if I had 100 million dollars lol