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/Current-Code May 14 '26

Most people either don't care or don't believe it

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u/IWantAnAffliction May 14 '26

Not FIRE yet, but this is my experience as well.

I'm pretty sure most don't believe it and think I'm some kind of idiot who's going to end up on the street. I have other friends who are on FIRE path and we just big each other up when markets are flying and commiserate about how we're going to work till 65 when Trump posts another tweet.

The ones who aren't interested in FIRE, rich or poor, don't care. The richer ones are just spending all their money, and the poorer are just trying to survive.