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How Much is Enough to FIRE in San Francisco?
May 02 2024
Welcome to the second part of the series where I am trying to identify how much is “enough” to retire early in San Francisco. Two years ago I had determined that my “Enough Number&rd...
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The FTC Noncompete Ban: What It Means for Your Physician Contract and FIRE Journey
Apr 30 2024
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent decision on noncompete clauses could be the golden parachute you’ve been planning for. Imagine ... Read more...
physicianonfire.com
Interview With The Mad FIentist
Apr 29 2024
The Mad FIentist (Brandon) is a FI legend. Many of his posts are cornerstone content for planning and executing FIRE life. These stand out: And my all-time favorite: How To Access Retirement Funds Ear...
1500days.com
The Motley Fool Review: Unbiased Review of Investment Services
Apr 25 2024
Active investing in the stock market is a strategy for building long-term wealth that’s not often part of FIRE. Leif ... Read more...
physicianonfire.com
Is FIRE Out of Reach for Gen Z?
Apr 16 2024
FIRE can be daunting when you’re starting out. When you’re young, you want to enjoy life and have fun. Saving for retirement is important, but it looks like a distant future when you&rsquo...
retireby40.org
Reader Case: Am I Fake FIRE?
Apr 08 2024
Today’s reader case comes from the Czech Republic (now Czechia). I loved Prague when we visited, Czechia will always hold a special place in our heart for the classical medieval architecture com...
millennial-revolution.com
March 2024 FIRE Update
Apr 02 2024
Hey, everyone. It’s April and spring is here. What’s that bright ball in the sky?! Oh, it’s the sun. That’s what Portlanders say after a long gloomy winter. Finally, we have a ...
retireby40.org
FIRE Lessons From ex-AMZN Director Dave Anderson
Mar 23 2024
Hey FAANG FIRE! Today’s newsletter is a special one, and not just because I was sitting at my keyboard last week eating my avocado toast while contemplating the existential implications of my ne...
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FIRE: The Greatest Gift for My Son
Mar 19 2024
Are you setting a good example for your kid? Shouldn’t you work full-time at the office to support your family? What are you teaching your son by retiring early? These are valid questions. I lef...
retireby40.org
Officially Semi-FIRE'd!
Mar 14 2024
I have been dancing around this for the past few months. Let’s go ahead and make it official. Andre, what do you do? I am now officially semi-FIRE (Financially Independence, Retire Early). I eve...
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The Sacrifices We Make To Achieve Financial Independence
Mar 12 2024
One of the most commonly asked questions I get is whether I had to make sacrifices in my pursuit of FIRE (financial independence and retire early). When they refer to sacrifices, what they really mean...
financialsamurai.com
Strategies for Diversifying Away from FAANG+ Company Stock
Mar 08 2024
Hey FAANG FIRE! Over the last three months, Apple, Google, Nvidia, Meta, Uber, Microsoft, and countless other tech stocks have hit their all-time highs. While I personally have always sold my RSUs eac...
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What Can I Learn from the FIRE Movement?
Feb 28 2024
Those who have FIREd like Keven Sebesta are choosing to rock life each day. In this final episode on the FIRE movement, we’ll explore what we can learn from them. Join Kevin and me to discover h...
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Coast FIRE: A Retire-Early Strategy For Retirement
Feb 23 2024
Learn what is Coast FIRE and how it can help you achieve financial freedom to help you enjoy retired life before your 60s....
forbes.com
The Most Dangerous Early Retirement Strategy To Follow: Coast FIRE
Feb 23 2024
In 2009, I established my first rule of FIRE: generate enough passive income to cover your basic living expenses. Once achieved, you attain financial independence and the freedom to pursue your desire...
financialsamurai.com
Throwing ICE on FIRE
Feb 22 2024
The mainstream financial media’s portrayal of early retirement has always felt disingenuous, leading with “this 30-something retired” or some variation of that hook, then later highl...
retirebeforedad.com
421: What to Consider Before You Hire (or Fire) a Financial Advisor
Feb 16 2024
Today's article comes from Kiplingertitled,Three Legit Reasons to Break Up With Your Financial Adviser (and How to Do It).Listen in as Founder and CEO ofHoward Bailey Financial, Casey Weade, breaks do...
retirewithpurpose.com
Don’t Ruin Your FIRE Strategy with International Tax Compliance Issues
Feb 13 2024
Hey FAANG FIRE! Last year, I partnered with Jane Mepham CFP, to help us all better understand the details of “FIRE Planning While on a Work Visa”. I started following Jane after reading he...
andrenader.substack.com
The Cost of Raising A Child
Feb 13 2024
Will kids ruin your plan to FIRE? (Financial Independence Retire Early) Kids can be expensive, but don’t let that stop you. They might change your plan a bit, but FIRE won’t be out of reac...
retireby40.org
7 Reasons to Achieve Financial Independence
Feb 10 2024
In the personal finance journey, few concepts have garnered as much attention and interest as the FIRE movement – an ... Read more...
physicianonfire.com
What Is the FIRE Movement?
Feb 09 2024
Have you heard of the FIRE movement? It’s become increasingly popular in the past few years. Even if you are technically too old to retire early, there is something we can all learn from FIRE se...
rogerwhitney.libsyn.com
January 2024 FIRE Update
Feb 06 2024
Hey, everyone. Happy days are here again! Last year, the US economy grew faster than any other large advanced economy. Things are looking good in 2024 as well. Unemployment is low, inflation is modera...
retireby40.org
Retired Again: An Update from the Founder of Physician on FIRE
Feb 05 2024
In 2019, I retired from the practice of medicine, giving up my day and night job as an anesthesiologist for ... Read more...
physicianonfire.com
I’m Unwilling To Change The Rules Of FIRE To Win The Game
Feb 02 2024
I've been documenting my journey in Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) since July 2009. To the best of my knowledge, I can't identify any other blogger who commenced their FIRE journey earlier...
financialsamurai.com
Why I Don't Regret Retiring by FIRE
Jan 19 2024
Here’s what you can do to retire early and be prepared for the next decades....
money.usnews.com
My 2024 FIRE Goals and Mission Statement
Jan 16 2024
I start every year by revisiting my financial mission statement, adjusting my personal long-term FIRE goals, and setting new annual financial goals (see 2023). I find physically writing down my goals ...
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When to Fire (or Hire) a Financial Advisor
Jan 11 2024
I’m a DIY financial planner and investor. Hiring a financial advisor never made sense since I studied finance and enjoy money management as a hobby. I almost became an investment advisor a few t...
retirebeforedad.com
2023 FIRE Wrap-Up!
Jan 09 2024
Happy New Year everyone! Wow, another year is gone. Did you have a good year in 2023? It was a mix of good and bad for me. The low point was when my mom passed away. It made me think about mortality a...
retireby40.org
Capital One Spark Cash Select Business (Excellent Credit) Review
Jan 05 2024
Advertiser Disclosure: Physician On FIRE has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Physician On FIRE and ... Read more...
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Capital One Venture X Business Credit Card Review 2023
Dec 21 2023
Advertiser Disclosure: Physician On FIRE has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Physician On FIRE and ... Read more...
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Amex Blue Business Plus Credit Card Review 2023
Dec 21 2023
Advertiser Disclosure: Physician On FIRE has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Physician On FIRE and ... Read more...
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Andre's End of Year Tasks 2023
Dec 20 2023
Hey FAANG FIRE! This is the final post of 2023, I head off to Texas and Florida later this week! What a freaking year. This newsletter goes through my end of year routine as well as some personal refl...
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Early Retirement Savers Are Burning Out. ‘Coast FIRE’ Might Be the Answer
Dec 13 2023
Social Security beneficiaries are getting a raise, and the COLA (cost of living adjustment) for 2024 is 3.2%....
money.com
November 2023 FIRE Update
Dec 05 2023
Hey everyone! Oh wow, it is December already. Did you have a good Thanksgiving? We stayed home and had a low-key holiday. However, we spent more money than usual during the Black Friday sale. Someone ...
retireby40.org
The FIRE movement's younger sibling is a lot easier for retiring early—and doesn't involve 'eating rice and beans every night'
Nov 29 2023
Adherents of “Coast FIRE” front-load their savings early in their career, but don’t stress as much later on. ...
fortune.com
My Mint Alternatives: Free & Paid Options
Nov 28 2023
Hey FAANG FIRE, Disclaimer: This post isn’t sponsored but does include affiliate links as well as referral links (YNAB, Monarch). I personally use and have paid for all the tools included over multi...
andrenader.substack.com
From Food Stamps to FIRE (A Case Study on Retirement Planning)
Nov 16 2023
Most of us enjoy hearing inspirational stories. It’s even more rewarding when you get to play a small role. Today’s article is a combination of both. This one is special. A real-life case ...
theretirementmanifesto.com
Do FIRE Principles Still Work Today?
Nov 13 2023
Viktor applied FIRE principles frequently espoused on this blog. He grew up an immigrant raised by a single mother on welfare. He retired in 2020 at the ripe old age of 35. His wife recently joined hi...
caniretireyet.com
A Guide to the FIRE Movement
Nov 01 2023
Look at the practicalities associated with saving and retiring early before setting up a plan....
money.usnews.com
Financial Independence Retire Early: About Dad is Fire
Oct 28 2023
Welcome to Dad is Fire. Usually, the about me section of a blog is to tell you who I am and to talk about myself. This blog isn’t so much about who I am, as it is what I am. So what am I? I am s...
dadisfire.com
Ready. Aim. Fire.
Oct 26 2023
When I was in Corporate America, a common mantra in my office was… Ready. Aim. Fire. Sounds easy, but often we take what feels like the safer approach. Ready. Aim. Aim. Aim. Aim…. The Re...
theretirementmanifesto.com
Nirav Shah: Path to FIRE
Oct 19 2023
A stroke neurologist by training and landscape photographer by passion, Nirav H. Shah has achieved significant breakthroughs in improving patient ... Read more...
physicianonfire.com
Jorge Sanchez: Path to FIRE
Oct 18 2023
Jorge Sanchez’s inspiring entrepreneurial journey is no less than a piece of fiction. His path to success has often been ... Read more...
physicianonfire.com
Camp FI: Southern California (Mired In FIRE)
Oct 12 2023
Quick note: I’ve been thinking a lot about happiness lately. I’m at a good place in life, the best I’ve been in decades, so have a lot to say on the matter. On Monday, tune in for Pa...
1500days.com
September 2023 FIRE Update
Oct 02 2023
Hey everyone! Autumn is here. The day is getting shorter and colder. Most Portlanders have been waiting for the comforting cloudy days, but not me. I love the long bright summer days. Lately, I feel t...
retireby40.org
#Analysis: Does the Day You Sell Your RSU Vest Matter?
Aug 22 2023
Hey FAANG FIRE, We are coming off a big vesting week across multiple FAANGs. I’ve covered in detail my personal approach to RSU’s, which involves selling everything on vest and diversifyin...
andrenader.substack.com
FIRE Planning While on Visa
Aug 14 2023
Planning on Financial Independence Retire Early while on a work visa has a unique set of important considerations and nuance to understand. Today we bring on a financial professional to help us sort t...
andrenader.substack.com
My Asset Allocation & Asset Location
Jul 28 2023
Hey FAANG FIRE! I just scrapped a nearly finished 2,000 word newsletter on Asset Allocation and Asset Location. The truth is that these topics fill entire books and research papers and I didn’t ...
andrenader.substack.com
Understanding Fat FIRE: The Comprehensive Guide to a Luxurious Early Retirement
Jul 11 2023
Over the past few years, more and more people are looking to achieve financial independence and retire early. This has led to the popularization of the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) move...
ofdollarsanddata.com
The Mid-Year Check In - Meets All Expectations
Jul 09 2023
Hey FAANG FIRE! 2023 is halfway finished. Have you finished your personal mid-cycle financial review? Are you meeting all expectations? Or do you need to put yourself on a performance improvement plan...
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About Fire
FIRE stands for "Financial Independence, Retire Early." It is a movement or lifestyle choice that aims to allow individuals to retire much earlier than the typical retirement age by saving and investing a significant portion of their income and living frugally. The goal of FIRE is to achieve financial independence, which is defined as having enough passive income or assets to cover one's living expenses without the need to work for pay.
There are different approaches to achieving financial independence and retiring early, but one common approach is to save a high percentage of one's income, invest in a diversified portfolio of assets such as stocks, bonds, and real estate, and live below one's means. By doing so, it is possible to accumulate enough wealth to provide a sufficient passive income stream to support oneself without the need to work.
It is important to note that achieving financial independence and retiring early requires a significant amount of planning and discipline, and it is not something that is achievable for everyone. It also requires a certain level of risk tolerance, as investing in the financial markets carries the potential for losses as well as gains. It is important to carefully consider one's financial goals and circumstances before embarking on the FIRE journey.