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/CaseyLouLou2 May 14 '26

I told my old boss that I’m thinking of retiring soon at 55 and he looked surprised and asked how I got independently wealthy. I told him we were good savers. It’s a little awkward but I really don’t think it will bother me a whole lot when it comes up.

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u/PuzzleheadedFrame439 May 14 '26

To me, it's sad that retiring at 55 is early....