2023 LC Thread - It was predetermined that I would change the thread title (Part 1)

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Where did the Early Retirement thread go?

FIRE (Financial Independence; Retire Early)

I’m getting a lot of articles served to me online about this concept. They say more people are trying to achieve this through various combinations of working and investing. I’m probably seeing them because I start every morning by Googling “get rich quick” and “easy to fake illness to get out of work” but maybe you’re seeing these stories too. From what I can gather, the general guidelines for reaching this status are having at least 25 years full salary saved up. And that, supposedly, if conse…