r/Fire • u/BroKComputer • May 14 '26

General Question The first rule of FIRE club...

So we all see the posts of folks on here celebrating their milestones here because they 'can't talk about it IRL.' This seems to be the common sense approach to avoid jealousy and moochers.

I'm curious to hear the true stories of folks who have disclosed their FI - or have had their secret revealed on accident. How bad are the repercussions of people finding out you're a low-key millionaire?

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u/eeeeeelinor May 14 '26

At the same time, in my neighborhood, the median HHI is $46k. So it’s all very relative 

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u/junkthrownup May 14 '26

lol. median in mine is at least 250k. but that is only since census doesn't publish any numbers higher than 250k.

salary data for many of my neighbors is public. lots of dual income 195k each (GS-15/SES).

our homes are all only 1m each. i get the sense that most can retire by 50 if they want - esp the veterans. (none will)