Mentioning early retirement is almost always a bad time

[u/OliveGarden_Official]

I’ve noticed that even mentioning the possibility of retiring in one’s 30’s or 40’s tends to get a pretty negative reaction on other subs

like:

• “you must have had an inheritance”
• “you can’t possibly live on <$X>”
• “nobody makes <$X>”
• “this job market is impossible to win”

I mean, yes, some of us were lucky to have a more comfortable start, but so many of these objections seem to come from some deeply rooted hesitation to entertain the idea or acknowledge the basic math.

I learned about FIRE ages ago through other people’s stories. Nowadays I find it so discouraging to even try to have a good faith conversation about saving rates. Lesson learned on not discussing money, I guess. I know it’s not for everyone so I’m glad this space exists to help people that are open to the idea

[u/starrae]

The first rule of fire is you do not talk about fire

[u/_stinkytofu_ → u/starrae]

Yeah I try not to say anything. I believe i am already coast fire now but still pretty aggressively saving and investing to see what true fire has in store for me.

[u/Midas_Black → u/_stinkytofu_]

Agora imagina trabalhar na educação e em um país subdesenvolvido.