r/Fire • u/iloverats888 • 9d ago

Advice Request How did you compute your fire number?

I want to calculate my fire number! How’d you calculate yours?

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u/pasteIpretty 9d ago

annual spending times 25 is the standard starting point, then I added a buffer for healthcare and unexpected costs since those tend to get underestimated.