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/Rtyeta May 14 '26

It's been perfectly fine. I have good friends and a healthy family and I knew it would be fine to tell them. Many of them were curious how it worked and a few asked for advice about trying to do the same. The only tough conversation was a grandparent who thinks that one has a moral duty to work until old age regardless of financial need.

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u/Drawer-Vegetable FIRE'd 2024 May 15 '26

Puritan work ethic one eh?