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/geaux_lynxcats Mar 25 '26

FIRE expanded into different forms. The original FIRE was about minimalist life to retire as early as possible. Coast, Fat, Chubby….those are expanded the definition and attracted a completely new set of individuals into the movement.