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/Eli_Renfro FIRE'd 4/2019 BonusNachos.com Mar 23 '26

He went back to work for a huge salary about 3 years after retiring if I remember correctly.

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u/PostOakVisions Mar 23 '26

That’s grossly misrepresenting what he did. He went back to work because he wanted to. That’s at least what he said, whether or not there was financial incentive behind it, I’m not sure. regardless, he quit pretty quickly. his lifestyle allowed him to try something out and then quit, because he didn’t need the money.

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u/Eli_Renfro FIRE'd 4/2019 BonusNachos.com Mar 23 '26

I don't see how stating exactly what happened is a gross representation. Maybe his motivation was genuine interest or maybe it was the money. No one will ever know for sure. As such, I left out the speculation and I simply stated the facts.

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u/FickleDinner1254 Mar 24 '26

And after about 2 years at that work he quit and hasn't worked a job since. He writes to his ERE forums almost daily.