![]() Stanley studied wealth and the habits of the wealthy for many years, capturing his observations in this work and others. Still doubting whether FIRE is achievable on a more traditional salary? See The Millionaire Next Door (Thomas Stanley), a profoundly insightful book for a very easy read. As you heard from Stephen, MMM was one of his early sources as well. The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirementis an article by blogger Mister Money Mustache, which many cite among their most important inspirations for getting on the FIRE path. ![]() This visualization makes it easy to see both sides of the balance sheet, and provides a lot more detail on Stephen’s finances than we were able to achieve in our conversation. Stephen’s Budget: Are you interested in more details on Stephen’s financial picture? He graciously shared the Sankey diagram below, which captures his Jan-Jul 2022 income and expenses. Check out Our Financial Past and our FIRE Present and Two Careers, Two Paths to Financial Independence, to learn how we got our own start in life and in the workplace. You can find information on the tools we mention in each episode along with additional information in the Resources section of this site.Īre you newer to the show? If so, you may not have seen our first two episodes, which include a lot of background on Jason + Eric’s lives. It’s one of our most popular episodes to date for good reason! On a related note, if you haven’t seen our interview with Fritz, be sure to check out Retirement Is Nothing Like I Thought It Would Be. Perhaps just as interestingly, this post also collects the thoughts of many other familiar voices from the FIRE community on this topic. In this article, Fritz discussed why “one more year” made perfect sense for him. The One More Year Syndrome is a blog post is a post by Fritz Gilbert from Retirement Manifesto. If there’s a specific topic you’re seeking, don’t miss this list of all his blog posts to date. As he + Eric talked about in today’s episode, it’s almost inconceivable for him to imagine not having had these experiences. In these articles, he discusses candidly what he’s felt, experienced, and achieved in the two years since he left his career behind. Jason’s milestones blog posts are perhaps the easiest way to understand what his journey has been like since retiring early. ![]() In Have Enough to Retire (Early)? 10 Steps to Make Sure we discuss ways you can prepare for this key decision, and proceed with confidence. In our experience, this is often due to a lack of confidence in their financial strategy. Many people claim they’ve achieved financial independence (FI) yet they fall prey to repeated “one more year” extensions. ![]() In this video, Eric + Jason compare notes from their two respective sides of FI and their recent vacations: 7 days for Pre-FI Eric and 5 weeks for Post-FI Jason. Jason discussed this trip as a part of How We Travel: Pre + Post Financial Independence.
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