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Why Homeownership Is Not For Everyone
If you live in the US, you’ve probably heard your parents or older coworkers tell you to buy real estate as an investment. Their logic is simple: no matter who…
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What a Market Meltdown Could Do to My Portfolio
Now that we've explored some risks associated with early retiring during financial crisis in Part 1, let's actually see how the number will look like! I created a FIRE Stress…
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Can I Theoretically Retire Before 40? Here are my numbers
A retirement calculator told me I can retire at 39. According to it, I’m 100% on track. Too good to be true! Or is it? My Current Numbers If you're…
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I’m Testing FIRE With My Own Money (So You Don’t Have To)
Hi, I’m Marmot! I’ve been working as an IT engineer for over a decade—somehow ending up in consulting, despite scoring a whopping 97% on the introvert scale in Myers-Briggs test.…