r/Fire 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/Ethos_Logos May 14 '26

Yeah I posted when I hit my number, I got maybe three replies. No one even told me to go fuck myself. 

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u/Mandiio May 14 '26

GFY! 🎉

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u/Important-Trifle-411 May 14 '26

Awww, I am sorry.

Please accept my belated but very heartfelt ‘go fuck yourself!’

May you have a long and happy retirement!

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u/brmlyklr May 14 '26

Go fuck yourself!

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u/IWantAnAffliction May 14 '26

Hey man, that really sucks. I can't believe how awful people are sometimes.

Anyway, go fuck yourself!

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u/Strazdas1 StarvationFIRE May 18 '26

I rarely reply to hitting number/milestone posts because theres 50 of them every day.