We check in on Jake, the Monevator reader who decamped to the East Anglia to regain control of life
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Should older FIRE-ees stop preaching to a younger generation who cannot take this path?
The lengths The Accumulator will go to just to avoid going back to work during a cost of living crisis. This is hardcore.
Kicking off our first interview with Monevator readers who’ve achieved financial independence…
Inflation is rampant and a convenient scapegoat is needed. I know, let’s blame early retirees!
The Accumulator is six months into FIRE. Has he lost the will to live yet? Or is that just his friends because he’s so unbearably chirpy now?
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Spend the day locked in the office dealing with BS? Or out on a bike riding in the sunshine? FIRE gives you the power to decide…
Three months in, is The Accumulator bathing in FI bliss or cracking up with existential angst?
The Accumulator sets alight the torch of freedom and goes full FIRE. TLDR: he’s left work for good.
The Accumulator shares his financial origin story and the trauma that put him on the path to FI.
The Accumulator enters the promised land after many years of wandering the desert. But does he really like milk and honey?
The FIRE debate goes into its final round. Will TI and TA make up or go out in a blaze of grenade-lobbing glory? Does this question even need answering?
The Accumulator reacts to The Investor’s withering fire about FIRE. Meanwhile, TDM starts a peace and love movement to try and keep Monevator together.
Our FIRE debate heats up as The Investor threatens The Accumulator with his elephant.
The Monevator team debate FIRE. Is it worth the pain? Is it more myth than reality? The Investor, The Accumulator and The Details Man make their case.
David Sawyer has sold thousands of copies of RESET since he first wrote about it for us. What has it taught him?
Status anxiety is the enemy of financial independence. Here’s some high-calibre ammo to help you FIRE back.
Stuck in a rut? Want to change up your job, your finances – and most of all your future? Guest author David Sawyer has a few ideas…
As yet another would-be extreme early retiree has qualms about jumping off the end of the diving board, it’s worth considering why…
The Rule of 300 is a quick and dirty shortcut to estimating how much money you’ll need saved to meet your income needs.
Finding it tough to reach financial independence? A fellow, weary traveller reaches out.