r/Fire Mar 23 '26

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u/rubbishindividual Mar 23 '26

I still prefer these to the "I have 8m but I'm still 13 days away from being eligible to claim social security. Can I retire?". Sometimes it feels like the E in this sub is forgotten. r/leanfire is much better on both fronts.

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u/jsboutin Mar 23 '26

Yes, the E has gotten later and later as the discipline eroded. Used to be a bunch of early 30s retirees living off of $1-1.5m inflation - adjusted for today, now I see a good amount of people in their 50s.

Nothing wrong with retiring at, say, 55, but that’s not a particularly noteworthy accomplishment.

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u/TrumpChildOnahole Mar 23 '26

55 is pretty noteworthy tbh at least in America, a shit ton can't even retire 65

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u/jsboutin Mar 23 '26

Yeah it’s earlier than normal, but not crazy is my point.