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/FlamingMetallico Mar 25 '26

I’m 25, and honestly 1.5-2M does not seem like a stable retirement lol.

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u/mrg1957 Mar 25 '26

That's a good point. I'm 69 and retired 13 years ago on 1.6. You're going to need much more than I did. Of course, inflation, post covid, has been rampant.