Hi, I’m Marmot!
I’m an IT engineer with over a decade of experience, currently working in consulting—despite being extremely introverted.
This blog documents my journey toward semi-retirement in Japan within the next 3–5 years.
After years of saving and investing, my partner and I have built a portfolio of over $900,000. According to common FIRE calculations, this should be enough to retire before 40.
But instead of blindly trusting those numbers, I’m testing them in real life.
Here, I share:
- the reality behind FIRE calculations
- financial decisions and trade-offs
- what actually works (and what doesn’t)
- the day-to-day process of preparing for early retirement
- process and gotchas of moving abroad
If you’re curious whether early retirement is truly sustainable, feel free to follow along.