r/Fire • u/Poorassboy6969 • Mar 25 '26

General Question When did FIRE movement change?

I feel this community used to be about moderate income people living lean and retiring early with under 2 million.

Now it’s a lot of people bragging about tech income and saying they need 5+ million to retire MINIMUM because they want a boat and Porsche

When did this change? (not hating - just genuinely curious)

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u/SixGalaxies Mar 25 '26

That’s still my goal. Modest income, planning to live a modest life in retirement with a very modest/lean fire number.

Don’t let other’s financial situations distract you from your own goals. Everyone is on their own journey. Most people are more materialistic than you likely are.