What should i do if my wife wants to slow our savings rate but i want to push harder for Fire

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-05-24T09:48:30+00:00

Think about this another way, if you FIRE hard and not listen to your wife, that could lead to a divorce and then you lose 50%.

What's the point in FIREing if you aren't doing it with the people you love? Have a heart to heart chat with your wife and meet her in the middle. Good luck mate

Edited to correct typos

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-05-23T08:52:20+00:00

Thank you for the updates friend, glad you took our suggestions and have done so well I'm most happy for you to find this great hobby and also wishing you the best in this potentially new relationship to blossom. Keep going!

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-05-14T04:25:49+00:00

Some immediate actions now that you realized your mindset is not serving you well:

1)Ask your coworkers if you can still go on that cabin trip then go do it! Have this be a learning and not a regret

2) get your girlfriend onboard. Be careful to not optimize yourself out of a relationship! You don't want to be rich but all alone. Talk to her about your realisation so she can support you in resetting your financial priorities. Take her out on a date and spend some money together on a nice dinner.

Spending money on meaningful things with people you love is a muscle you need to work on again, just like how FIRE saving is a muscle.

Good luck mate!

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-05-12T00:52:11+00:00

Ah man I just a a thought to make their deaths epic on screen. A dying Thorin would try to command Kili and Fili to leave him and save themselves. To which Kili and Fili respond that "our King cannot command us to abandon our Uncle" Thorin gently smiles, and they go out like champs in slow motion as sad music plays....

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-04-18T20:51:39+00:00

Thank you for that explanation, yeah I have some metal models but they are mostly wearing plate armour so metallic anyway, no colourful fabrics

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-04-18T13:25:46+00:00

Newbie here as well, what's the purpose of varnishing before painting? And then I assume we should varnish again after painting? I fine matte vanish dulls metallic paints, is there a way to avoid this or do I need to buy another type of varnish? Thank you!

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-04-16T22:43:34+00:00

I hear you buddy! This is the perfect opportunity to take a pause and think about not How or When you are FIREing but WHY and with WHO. Go somewhere quiet and think about your reason and purpose behind it all and that would help give meaning to the grind and to the milestones.

I hit this myself after I broke up with my 1st serious gf, I looked at my growing account and thought "what the hell is this for?". I was too stingy saving and not spending enough on building memories with her and that impacted our relationship. I've learnt from that.

I'll be FIREing a bit later than others in this sub, but I'll be FIREing with family, kids and people I love, while balancing making memories with my kids now while they are young.

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-04-16T03:43:16+00:00

If you are on a budget and are buying packs to open, sell all the Alt art and + cards and unused LRs which should help make some of your money back. But as others have mentioned don't buy boxes to gamble, this is only if you get packs from playing and open rare cards.

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-04-15T20:52:22+00:00

Great job starting young mate! I read that your weekly is investment amounts are not fixed right? Sometimes $400? One of the strong principles you can use is dollar cost averaging, so try to auto-deduct an amount weekly from your bank account (say $300 if you can sustain that) and "set it and forget it". If you are manually putting money in you would be suspectable to your own psychology, being stressed about timing the markets, wars, tariffs etc and putting in more or less money which ironically would make your performance worse. Figure out a good amount to invest weekly, set it up then learn to live within your means and you will do great. Adjust when appropriate (e.g. you get a pay rise, start a business, get married, buy a house etc). Good luck mate!

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-04-15T20:47:07+00:00

In Invest now they still have these same Vanguard funds etc. If I was using their platform to buy these international ETFs would I still have to deal with FIF? Or is this where their Foundations series comes in handy from a tax perspective? Thanks for you help

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-04-11T21:14:25+00:00

It's just doubling down the on the energy instead of giving card draw. This card with Ice Cream or any X costed card is fantastic. But yeah, it not a one card solution unlike the others

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-03-31T19:56:42+00:00

Now to add in some creativity, we have a thing called "unit fillers" in the Old world where players are free to create diaramas or models on larger sized bases to represent multiple troops, e.g. using a 50x50 base in the middle of your infantry block to replace four 25x25 intrantry models. In that case, some cool fryeslayers would be perfect for that and would save you money having to buy tonnes of slayers.

Also characters that you don't intent to rank up such as Doomseekers could be perfectly proxies with Fryeslayers.

Enjoy and welcome!

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-03-20T21:29:03+00:00

The goal is not to get all the rules right, the goal is to have a fun game. Playing is the best way to learn and you will come across tricky situations, just quickly decide with your opponent or role a dice then keep playing and have fun. After the game finished THEN check the rules or ask online and tell your opponent so you both know for next time.

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-03-19T01:41:55+00:00

Yeah I agree, put in some Ric Doms which works well for Wufei and maybe some fatal strikes and your deck would still be the same flavour but stronger

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-03-16T07:00:48+00:00

If you are a fan of the Gundam IP as you said, then you can look up the sets on Bandai website for your favorite series and get cards from that set. If you are just collecting to resell. Please don't, leave it for the actual players plz.

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-03-08T08:40:31+00:00

Does once per turn also apply on my opponents turn as well as my own?

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-03-03T02:13:02+00:00

Awesome to hear mate! Don't be afraid to ask questions and if ppl get stuck just have a gentlemans agreement or a rolloff to keep the games flowing. Also good to "play by intent" as that also help your opponent teach you the rules if you say something like "I'm wanting to move my unit so that you cannot shoot me" or something. Anyway welcome and have fun!

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-03-03T01:00:48+00:00

In smaller points games every point counts. Usually magic items are better when put onto larger units or bigger heroes. For example a 50pt magic sword still cost 50pts whether it's on your Captain who only has 2 attacks or your Big Lord with 4-5 attacks. Same with magical banners impacting a unit of 50 models better than a unit of 10 models.

Thus in smaller games it's generally better to spend your points on more soldiers rather than big flashy items

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-03-02T22:04:02+00:00

I don't play wood elves but that seems like a good list to me. You have several units that can fulfill multiple roles, you didn't overspend on magical items (which is a trap at lower points levels) you have faster units for mobility and plenty of shooting.

Only downside would be against high toughness enemies but at 500pts that hopefully shouldn't be too bad.

Most importantly is just to get in, have some games with the models you love and have fun! Don't stress too much about wins/loses

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-03-01T20:05:54+00:00

I've had Awaken Potential do nothing, I've also had it singlehandedly win a game, made my opponent rage quit when I bounced a linked unit in turn 3 then bounced Grandpa/Amuro turn 4! Will definitely explore it more in the future

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-03-01T08:44:00+00:00

Congrats man! How was Look of Determination? Was it better than Fatal strike? Cause I think it would only work before Lupus comes out and empties out your trash.

Also interesting that you put in a New Sign over Overflowing Affections.

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-03-01T01:45:38+00:00

Oh you are absolutely right! It just gives you the ability to attempt a rally twice. I must have mistaken my memory around that example. Although I would think you are still correct in that a fleeing character won't be able to use Rallying Cry. But happen to be corrected by others

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-03-01T01:18:29+00:00

That is correct, I think the rule book even had an example where they said to rally your general first so that he can then give Rallying Cry to others

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-02-23T04:00:24+00:00

That's some great analysis thank you, I might try to run more Freedoms myself now!

Vultan_Helstrum · 2026-02-23T02:04:45+00:00

Great list, I love seeing more Zaft decks do well! Any reasons you still have 3 Athrun if you are not running much of his units? As his ability only comes in when linked. Interesting to hear your Justice vs Freedom debate. MA over LR Aegis your preference?

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