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Results (127)
28 November, 2023
Mindy and Scott's Favorite Sleepaway Camp for FIRE Chasers

Deep in the forest, a secret financial independence summer camp is being held. Multiple times a year, all across the country, millionaires, financial freedom achievers, and those still on or just starting their FIRE j...

28 May, 2023
Seeing Greene: Getting Into Your First Property is Cheaper Than You Think

You’ve been lied to about affordable housing. Most people will either tell you it’s impossible to buy an affordable home or that those buying affordable homes are outright stupid. The term “affordable” has been correl...

13 September, 2024
Why Aren’t More “Normal” People Achieving FIRE?

Has BiggerPockets Money become too focused on FIRE (financial independence, retire early)? For the past seven years, we’ve been bringing you shows highlighting the journeys of those who left their jobs to enjoy early ...

6 September, 2024
What Happens if High Expenses Extinguish Your FIRE?

You did it; you achieved FIRE! After over a decade of hard work, you’ve reached financial independence and can retire early. You’re making more money than you spend from passive income, work-optional, and life is good...

26 July, 2024
Is FIRE Dead? No, But Here’s Why Most WON’T Achieve It

s the FIRE movement dead? In 2024, more people are catching on to the huge downsides of pursuing financial independence, retire early. Strict frugality, massive sacrifice, working harder than ever…is it really worth i...

29 October, 2024
Reviewing Our FIRE Journeys, Timelines, and Single Biggest Regret

You can attack financial independence from one of two angles. You can create a strict timeline for achieving FIRE, or you can calculate your FIRE number and take your time with it. Which approach works best, and shoul...

14 February, 2025
Has the FIRE Formula Changed? Why 100% Index Funds Isn’t the Answer

Is a 100% index fund portfolio no longer the FIRE formula? The market has changed, and maybe your portfolio allocation needs to change with it. With index funds at all-time-high prices and price-to-earnings ratios at ...

31 January, 2025
How to FIRE Faster with a Self-Directed IRA

How can you use your retirement accounts to reach FIRE faster? We’ve talked a lot about the “middle-class trap”—having too much of your net worth trapped in your retirement accounts and home equity—and we may have the...

10 January, 2025
Can You Retire…Now? This FIRE Calculator Will Tell You!

“Do I have enough to retire?” is a question most people in the FIRE community grapple with, but today, we’re sharing a FREE tool that will help you put this issue to bed! If you’re concerned about running out of money...

27 October, 2023
Finance Friday: Could a Franchise Fuel My FIRE in 10 Years (Or Less)?

Want to reach FIRE long before you’re sixty-five? If you make a decent income, invest diligently, and watch your spending, you STILL could fall into the “trap” most FIRE-chasers find themselves in. By making one BIG m...