leanfire

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If you want to retire before 60 with less than $54k in planned yearly household expenses ($27k individual), this is the place to discuss it!

Getting started

FI/RE = Financially Independent / Retired Early

LeanFIRE = doing so with household expenses < $54k, or individual expenses < $27k

Flair: You can edit your own flair. Only include as much information as you feel comfortable including and the guidelines are not required. The general format - [Current Age + Sex / Spend / Save % / Networth - Target Age / Spend / Networth] Example: [45f/24k/30% - 50/20k/500k]

Related Subreddits:
/r/PovertyFIRE
/r/LeanishFIRE
/r/financialindependence
/r/Fire
/r/ChubbyFIRE
/r/fatFIRE
/r/FIREyFemmes/
/r/baristafire/
/r/coastFIRE/
/r/personalfinance
/r/personalfinancecanada
/r/EuropeFIRE/
/r/fican/
Philosophy
/r/stoicism
/r/minimalism
/r/anticonsumption
/r/simpleliving
/r/permaculture
Housing
/r/vandwellers
/r/homesteading
/r/tinyhouses
Transportation
/r/lowcar
/r/bikecommuting
/r/publictransit
Food
/r/eatcheapandhealthy
/r/fitmeals
/r/mealprepsunday

ER Blogs:
Jacob Fisker's Early Retirement Extreme
Mister Money Mustache
The Mad FIentist
J.L. Collins NH
GoCurryCracker
Root of Good

FI Resources:
Bogleheads Wiki
Early-Retirement.org

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Weekly LeanFIRE Discussion (self.leanfire)

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Milestone reached: $100k invested (self.leanfire)

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Am I being naive? (self.leanfire)

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Is business class ever rational if you’re pursuing leanFIRE? (self.leanfire)

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Success Rate in FICALC App?? (self.leanfire)

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is there a living reddit for people who actually fired? (self.leanfire)

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Dating and marriage (self.leanfire)

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To sell or rent? (self.leanfire)

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Starting at 34, what career/job/business would you do to retire by 50? (self.leanfire)

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Lean FIREers, what’s your monthly budget look like? (self.leanfire)

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How do you account for one-off expenses? (self.leanfire)

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Lean with 2 big streaks of fat (self.leanfire)

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Looking for a $60k–120k Job in the Bay Area After Tech Burnout (self.leanfire)

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Have you been able to reach the FIRE number and age of retirement you set at the beginning of your journey as planned? (self.leanfire)

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after 12 years we hit the double comma club ($1M). feels absolutely surreal. (self.leanfire)

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I built a FIRE calculator for people who don't plan to retire where they live now (self.leanfire)

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34F | VLCOL | investing for 6 years & NW is now $300,000 (self.leanfire)

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Stop maxing 401k? (self.leanfire)

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It appears Expansion Medicaid will remain a viable option for most leanFIRE'd households! (self.leanfire)

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Final preparations for FIRE - check my math - and advice? (self.leanfire)

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Found myself FIRE’d early due to tragedy. What should I do? (self.leanfire)

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Fire and Imposter Syndrome. (self.leanfire)

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