FIRE in the News

CardRates.com - Minafi and the FIRE Movement Show People How to Make the Most of Credit Cards and Invest Wisely

Published January 12, 2021. Found by Adam.

BadCredit.org - Minafi Promotes Minimalism, Eliminating Debt, and FIRE, which Helps People Retire Early

Published September 29, 2020. Found by Adam.

Morningstar - Confessions of a Former 'FIRE' Skeptic

Published June 26, 2020. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - Divorce inspired this woman to learn about money and she retired early

Published June 25, 2020. Found by Adam.

The Motley Fool - Here's How to Retire Far Earlier (Even If Another Downturn Strikes)

Published June 20, 2020. Found by Adam.

CNBC - This 38-year-old retired in the Arizona desert with his wife: How coronavirus changed life in early retirement

Published April 9, 2020. Found by Adam.

The New York Times - They All Retired Before They Hit 40. Then This Happened.

Published April 2, 2020. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - You’ve been diligently investing for retirement all these years. Why now is the time to hang onto cash

Published March 7, 2020. Found by Adam.

The New York Times - How Millennials Could Make the Fed’s Job Harder

Published February 17, 2020. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - Why early retirement IS all it’s cracked up to be

Published January 31, 2020. Found by Adam.

The Star - Yes, you can retire in your 30s. This couple left work before 33 to travel the world, and they’re loving it

Published December 23, 2019. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - This FIRE couple wants to help ‘create more black millionaires’

Published December 4, 2019. Found by Adam.

Forbes - This Anesthesiologist Retired At 43 By Avoiding The Normal Traps That Trip-Up Doctors’ Savings

Published November 22, 2019. Found by Adam.

Forbes - Here’s How This Immigrant Hacked His Career To Grow His Net Worth From $1,000 To Nearing Early Retirement

Published November 15, 2019. Found by Financial Freedom Countdown.

Yahoo! Money - Why saving for an early retirement may not be worth it after all

Published November 11, 2019. Found by Adam.

Vice - The Cult-Like Savings Strategy Impelling Millennials to Early Retirement

Published November 6, 2019. Found by Adam.

Fox Business - Extreme saver who retired at 33 explains how to raise kids on a frugal lifestyle

Published November 4, 2019. Found by Adam.

Good Morning America - This couple retired early using the FIRE method. Here are their top tips.

Published November 1, 2019. Found by Adam.

Utah Business - How To Retire Young (According To People Who Did)

Published October 25, 2019. Found by Adam.

Forbes - These Identical Twins Seek Financial Independence In Very Different Ways, Together

Published October 16, 2019. Found by Adam.

Vox - Money Talks: They laid out finances on their first date. Then they retired at 38 and 41.

Published October 15, 2019. Found by Adam.

CNBC - I saved $300,000 by 26—and doing these 5 unusual things helped me save like crazy

Published October 11, 2019. Found by Adam.

New York Post - The FI/RE movement is helping rich millennial cheapskates retire early

Published October 8, 2019. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - I followed the path to FIRE — and learned that early retirement is the wrong goal

Published October 1, 2019. Found by Adam.

Business Insider - A man who retired at 43 to travel says the biggest challenge will be mental, not financial

Published September 25, 2019. Found by Adam.

CNBC - Think time isn’t on your side? These late savers are all on track to hit financial independence

Published September 20, 2019. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - You’re fooling yourself if you think you can retire early with kids

Published September 18, 2019. Found by Adam.

Seattle Times - Make ‘gaining choice’ — and not early retirement — your real goal

Published September 14, 2019. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - The FIRE movement is a hot topic — but irrelevant to most Americans

Published September 11, 2019. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - These early retirees bought their ‘disgusting’ house in Montana with cash and budget less than $1 a pound for food

Published September 7, 2019. Found by Adam.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Julieanne and Luke are about to semi-retire — in their 30s. Here's how they're doing it

Published September 6, 2019. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - The 10 things holding you back from financial independence

Published September 2, 2019. Found by Adam.

CNBC - Don’t retire early, buy a home, or be a lawyer if you want to be happy, researchers say — here’s why

Published August 16, 2019. Found by Adam.

Forbes - This Father Retired When His Child Was 15 Months Old And Just Two Years After Hearing About FIRE

Published August 13, 2019. Found by Adam.

CNBC - I quit my job at 34 with $3 million—here are my 5 biggest regrets about early retirement

Published August 7, 2019. Found by Adam.

The Guardian - They became millionaires and retired at 31. They think you can do the same

Published July 24, 2019. Found by Adam.

Forbes - Why Money Is The Last Thing You Need To Think About As You Approach Retirement

Published July 22, 2019. Found by Adam.

Forbes - This Former Engineer Retired At 33 With Zero Passive Income Streams And His Net Worth Nearly Doubled In Six Years

Published July 22, 2019. Found by Adam.

Forbes - Want To Live Longer? Retire Early

Published July 8, 2019. Found by Adam.

MEL Magazine - The Women of FIRE Are Blazing Their Own Trail in Early Retirement

Published June 19, 2019. Found by Adam.

Kiplinger - Is 4% Withdrawal Rate Still a Good Retirement Rule of Thumb?

Published June 13, 2019. Found by Adam.

The New York Times - For These Women, a FIRE That Burns Too Male and Too White

Published June 7, 2019. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - Love to hate the ‘FIRE’ movement? This is the Twitter account for you

Published April 30, 2019. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - This first year of early retirement has been one of the hardest of my life

Published April 25, 2019. Found by Adam.

CNBC - Here’s how to save 50% of your income, from real people who have done it

Published April 23, 2019. Found by Adam.

USA Today - Retire early: Can ordinary Americans find financial independence and stop work by 50?

Published April 22, 2019. Found by Adam.

The Wall Street Journal - The Case Against Early Retirement

Published April 21, 2019. Found by Adam.

Washington Post - Most investors aren't on 'FIRE' about this early retirement movement

Published April 15, 2019. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - This 24-year-old is on track to save $100,000 by age 25, and she has advice for other women who want to be rich

Published March 5, 2019. Found by Adam.

The Cut - I Retired at 38. Here's What I Didn't Expect.

Published March 5, 2019. Found by Adam.

CNBC - More workers are looking to retire early: A look inside the FIRE movement

Published March 1, 2019. Found by Adam.

BBC - What would you do if you were financially independent?

Published February 8, 2019. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - 7 myths FIRE haters perpetuate about the early-retirement movement

Published February 1, 2019. Found by Adam.

Business Insider - A researcher who studied over 600 millionaires found they do 3 things to forge a clear path to financial independence

Published December 31, 2018. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - This first year of early retirement has been one of the hardest of my life

Published December 30, 2018. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - 39-year-old retired millionaire: This part of retirement is 'almost more challenging than going to work

Published December 14, 2018. Found by Adam.

Harvard Business Review - The Student Debt Crisis, and the FIRE Movement

Published December 12, 2018. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - Early retirement isn't only for people without kids — meet parents on their way to financial independence

Published December 6, 2018. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - These people left their jobs behind to retire early — then life got in the way. Here's how they coped with FIRE plans gone wrong

Published November 29, 2018. Found by Adam.

TEDxUWA - Why you should think about financial independence and mini-retirements

Published November 27, 2018. Found by Adam.

Business Insider - After retiring from tech in my 30s, I travel the world with my family on $65,000 a year — here's what we spend in a typical week

Published November 23, 2018. Found by Adam.

Chicago WGN - Retiring in your 30s or 40s? This group says it's possible

Published November 23, 2018. Found by Adam.

The Guardian - Can anyone retire in their 30s? Meet the people who say yes

Published November 20, 2018. Found by Adam.

Minnesota Star Tribune - Planners scoff, but young retirees have lessons for rest of us

Published November 19, 2018. Found by Adam.

BBC - The man who leases out his life

Published November 18, 2018. Found by Adam.

Forbes - Retire In Your 40s Instead Of Your 60s: 12 Effective Early Retirement Strategies

Published November 14, 2018. Found by Adam.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Do your kids a favor: Pick retirement savings over tuition

Published November 10, 2018. Found by Adam.

CNBC - This couple who retired in their 30s with over $1 million are living their best lives

Published November 9, 2018. Found by Adam.

Business Insider - A best-selling author who popularized the idea of financial independence 20 years ago says the purpose of retiring early is not to focus on yourself

Published November 9, 2018. Found by Adam.

Forbes - The FIRE Movement: Is It Right For Your Client?

Published November 9, 2018. Found by Adam.

The Wall Street Journal - The New Retirement Plan: Save Almost Everything, Spend Virtually Nothing

Published November 3, 2018. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - Mr. Money Mustache says Suze Orman has it wrong on financial independence and early retirement

Published November 3, 2018. Found by Adam.

BBC - FIRE: The movement to live frugally and retire decades early

Published November 2, 2018. Found by Adam.

PBS News Hour - How these penny-pinchers retired in their 30s

Published October 26, 2018. Found by Adam.

The Cut - I'm 30 and Planning on Retiring in 10 Years

Published October 25, 2018. Found by Adam.

Forbes - New Documentary To Show How Far People Go For Financial Independence

Published October 17, 2018. Found by Adam.

Suze Orman - Retiring early? Hope for the best but plan for the worst

Published October 13, 2018. Found by Adam.

CNBC - How to retire early – very early

Published October 13, 2018. Found by Adam.

MarketWatch - What FIRE people do when the market's on fire

Published October 12, 2018. Found by Adam.

The Wall Street Journal - How To Thrive in Early Retirement

Published October 11, 2018. Found by Adam.

Kiplinger - Playing With FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early)

Published October 4, 2018. Found by Adam.

NPR (WBUR Boston) - Want To Retire In Your 30s? Millennials Say They’ve Got The Formula

Published October 2, 2018. Found by Adam.

Suze Orman / Afford Anything - Why I Hate the FIRE Movement, says Suze Orman

Published October 1, 2018. Found by Adam.

CNN Money - She retired at 28 with $2.25 million

Published September 21, 2018. Found by Adam.

The New York Times - How to Retire in Your 30s With $1 Million in the Bank

Published September 1, 2018. Found by Adam.

CNN Money - Taking a year off at 38, with a plan to retire at 48

Published April 26, 2018. Found by Adam.

CNN Money - How to become financially independent in 5 years

Published June 7, 2017. Found by Adam.

CNN - This couple is on track to retire — before they turn 40

Published June 5, 2017. Found by Adam.