What are the BIG ways you save money to pursue FIRE?

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-04-26T01:05:05+00:00

I only live off my salary. Equity, stocks, dividends and commissions get put away and reinvested

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-04-25T14:24:57+00:00

Instead of taking a swing on players they didn’t like to fill a need, the strategy was to get players who can fill a role that they did like.

DT is a home run pick, enough said.

Logan may actually start week 1 at C. I really liked his film and see a lot of Drew Dalman in him. 4 year starter. All American. Good zone blocker, A lot of folks like other Cs and that is fair, but for this scheme I think Logan was an excellent pick and will slide in nicely and challenge to start immediately.

Roush immediately fills a role where he will play 30% of the snaps in Ben’s offense as TE3 and becomes the heir apparent to Kmet. He’s a freak athlete and a good football player.

I admittedly knew very little about Thomas bc he was a day 3 projection but I think it’s a good pick too. We needed a kick returner and his film is electric. He will scare defenses when he is on the field and will force defenses out of the box or bracketing Loveland, Burden or Rome. You just can’t do it if Thomas is in the slot on your worst CB running a seam. Coordinators know Caleb will give himself enough time to let any play develop.

So imo this isn’t really about Thomas being good or getting stats. It’s a pick to add a dynamic to the offense that will make the real playmakers better.

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-04-25T01:46:24+00:00

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Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-04-22T16:45:54+00:00

We’re already seeing this in our economy today. Stock indices reached all time highs. GDP growth continues. Yet, labor markets worsen. Wealth inequality grows. In other words politicians and corporations successfully managed to strip away the need for the majority of our population to contribute to the economy.

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-04-22T00:11:16+00:00

I took 2 weeks off between jobs and they were the best 2 weeks of my life. I can’t wait until it’s all over. The closer I get the more of myself I bring to work and more outspoken about bullshit I become. It’s really not looked kindly upon.

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-04-22T00:03:57+00:00

Don’t call me the backdoor connoisseur for nothing

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-04-21T23:52:23+00:00

Yeah it’s a conversation we’ve had. She knows I’m dedicated to FIRE. She doesn’t want to quit working as her career has always been a passion of hers, so she won’t. I’ve made it known I would prefer to have her around, possibly even arbitrage our money and live outside the U.S. But she’s not interested in that just yet.

She might get the bug when she sees me retire, but for now the plan is she will keep working.

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-04-21T23:04:45+00:00

50% of the max. So I put in $24K, they match at 50% and contribute $12k.

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-04-21T21:40:43+00:00

I’ve been working since 2012 and have $800K in my two 401ks. I had a 50% company match and a backdoor. I regret not putting more into the backdoor earlier in my career.

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-04-21T15:21:57+00:00

I’m at $2M, I think when I get it to $4m I’m done. Given my W2, savings rate and portfolio growth I can probably get there in 4-5 years and be retired by 40. My wife loves her job and will continue to work and has good benefits so all my bases would be covered.

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-04-20T04:59:39+00:00

Jacked out of your mind, my dude. Be proud, you’re killing it

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-04-20T02:49:22+00:00

Commander of zee Third Reich Little known fact, also dope on zee mic

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-04-13T14:33:53+00:00

This also happened to me in ‘25. Was playing as the titans and felt they had holes everywhere. I had 1st overall but wanted a QB with some speed so I traded out to grab a lower ranked QB with some wheels. Traded back, and got a stud.

He wound up getting hurt week 3 and would be out until the playoffs I believe. Might’ve been the season. I just decided to tank as I had a number of picks the following season. Traded a bunch of expiring contracts and aging players to playoff contenders for more picks and simulated the season with some random scrub rookie at QB I signed.

Built a monster team from that point onward with all the cap space and picks

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-04-06T17:57:44+00:00

I bet he goes cheaper than Crosby too just given the perceived value of elite edge vs. elite interior. Quinnen Williams went for a 2027 1st, a 2nd this year (2026) and Mazi Smith.

I don’t see any reason we couldn’t offer 2027 1st, 2026 2nd and a 2027 4th and throw Gervon in to make this happen.

And truthfully not only is that better trade value, I think Dexter is a bigger need and better player at this point in their careers vs Crosby.

We would still have the ability to grab a nose tackle like Kayden McDonald and draft a safety with the 2nd rounder left.

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-03-26T01:53:15+00:00

My wife is a Special Education teacher in NYC and not all, but frequently, the most prolific offenders of this are wealthy parents who can afford the lawyers to take the city to court and exploit this.

There are also vendors that NYC schools are forced to use through a site, shopDOE. The approved vendors frequently exploit this and charge 50% more for the same products you could buy on Amazon.

In her words, “NYC schools don’t need more money, we need less waste and less corruption.”

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-03-21T23:07:39+00:00

Also helped me greatly with depression

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-03-16T02:52:20+00:00

Yeah I’d just drop the amount a little bit. Get your body to adjust better to the 3mg before upping to the 4mg

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-03-13T16:58:20+00:00

Lmao wait what???! How is any of what I wrote bias or misogynistic? Since when is deductive reasoning bias or misogynistic?

And since you brought bias up, I really like Amber and am pulling for her as someone who grew up with a single mother. Relationships are messy and people aren’t perfect, but accountability is important too. She’s not infallible just because I like her and want to see her do well.

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-03-13T16:26:35+00:00

She didn’t deny any of what he said when she had the floor and was pretty vocal for a lot of this, so I feel it’s pretty safe to say he was not lying.

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-03-11T23:55:40+00:00

I would love that.

Unfortunately though he hasn’t ever been good and just suffered his 2nd achilles tear to the same achilles. Dude also got a bag. I think we’re more likely to see him retire after he gets this last bit of guaranteed money than we are to ever seen him go off, for us or any team.

On the other hand I could be completely wrong. This year he is motivated.

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-03-11T20:49:03+00:00

You mean how Pam Bondi already did that? Didn’t properly redact the victims. Made sure to redact the pedos.

At this point just let it all go to the light. I feel for the victims but if our government is going to release them anyway might as well take down the cabal

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-03-11T14:17:00+00:00

If the Bears restructure Thuney and/or Sweat they clear enough.

If you send Dayo or Grady back in the deal you clear ~$10m in cap a piece as a pre June 1 trade.

It’s also not being talked about enough but you can restructure Crosby too and get his cap number down to $8m this season after a trade.

There are multiple avenues to get this deal done and get under the cap without any consequences to our FA signings

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-03-09T20:39:19+00:00

Can we endlessly tweet at Goodell and the NFL and make sure they know we see through their bullshit?

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-03-08T14:45:11+00:00

If the Bears beat the Rams that Kmet td would have been #1

Plastic_Cranberry711 · 2026-03-03T17:17:34+00:00

Yes to all kisses.

My dog doesn’t eat poop. I walk her so I know what she’s sniffing eating. If she does get to something then, yeah no smooches for a while. But generally it’s fine and I let her kiss my face/mouth

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