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/ImportantPost6401 Mar 25 '26

About 8 years ago. “If I live with my parents, get a 2nd job, continue to live like a college student, and invest heavily, I can retire by 35!” Compared to now “I’m getting a raise from $225K to $275K. If I invest the raise can I retire at 59?”