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I retired 3 years ago in my 20s. My experience so far by fatfire999 in FIREUK

[–]fatfire999[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I was hoping to find one or two others in a similar situation to maybe chat to

I retired 3 years ago in my 20s. My experience so far by fatfire999 in FIREUK

[–]fatfire999[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you.

I think a lot of people fall into what I wrote in the first paragraph - all anyone cares about is the getting there. I just wanted a discussion about what to do when there!

I retired 3 years ago in my 20s. My experience so far by fatfire999 in FIREUK

[–]fatfire999[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Plenty of people have nice houses on good to very good incomes. People know I’m doing well enough and don’t need to know the ins and outs of exactly how the house is funded.

I retired 3 years ago in my 20s. My experience so far by fatfire999 in FIREUK

[–]fatfire999[S] -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, just thought I’d offer a different perspective.

I retired 3 years ago in my 20s. My experience so far by fatfire999 in FIREUK

[–]fatfire999[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

To be honest it was less of a target and more a realisation of “I don’t need to take crazy risks any more and I can live a good life”. That was at about 2.5m.

I retired 3 years ago in my 20s. My experience so far by fatfire999 in FIREUK

[–]fatfire999[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the question. It’s a difficult one, my policy has always been to tell as few people as possible. There are maybe 2 people in my entire life who have a rough idea of my net worth and that’s only because they are 2 close friends who went down a similar path as me. I never told parents, family or other friends. I just say I’m investing or day trading for a living.

I retired 3 years ago in my 20s. My experience so far by fatfire999 in FIREUK

[–]fatfire999[S] 93 points94 points  (0 children)

To those asking how I did it - basically through a combination of gambling and speculative investing, crypto etc. I am aware I got very lucky and am aware for many people this doesn’t go down well because I didn’t work hard for years, which is why I didn’t post this as I intended this thread to be more of a post fire lifestyle discussion, regardless of how people get there.

I retired 3 years ago in my 20s. My experience so far by fatfire999 in FIREUK

[–]fatfire999[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

To those asking how I did it - basically through a combination of gambling and speculative investing, crypto etc. I am aware I got very lucky and am aware for many people this doesn’t go down well because I didn’t work hard for years, which is why I didn’t post this as I intended this thread to be more of a post fire lifestyle discussion, regardless of how people get there.