On the path to financial independence, there are ample opportunities for mistakes and missteps. In today's episode, we review stories from people who shared their FIRE experiences online in the hopes of educating others. Here we review five of these tales: incurring tragic losses due to trying to beat the market, losing 75% of your portfolio value due to sector investing, regretting aggressively saving at the expense of living your life, and resenting your partner who doesn't have the same degree of FIRE ambitions as you do.
Show notes, including the full text of Reddit posts from this episode:
https://twosidesoffi.com/how-not-to-fire-1/
Karsten Spoke, We Listened. Here’s What We Learned.
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What the FIRE Community Gets Wrong - Talking with Karsten Jeske
We Each Hired a Flat Fee Financial Advisor. Was it Worth It?
Stock Market on FIRE: What We’re Doing in a Downturn
My New Life: Two Years After Early Retirement
We Avoided Estate Planning. Here’s Why You Can’t Afford To (Part 2)
If You Want Financial Freedom You Can’t Ignore This (Part 1)
Making The Worst Financial Mistake I’ve Ever Made?
Breaking Up With My Financial Advisor?
Financial Lessons We’re Passing On (Part 2)
Our FIRE Portfolios Are Down 20%, What Now?
Teaching Our Teens About FI and Money (Part 1)
Buying Bonds. Still Not Convinced I’m Doing the Right Thing! (Part 2)
FI-nancial Decisions - Transitioning to FI with Laura + Eric [Bonus Episode]
I Rebalanced My FI/RE Portfolio and I Hate It! (Part 1)
Retirement Is Nothing Like I Thought It Would Be
Financial Independence, Retire Early...Go Back to Work?
Comparing our FIRE Portfolios + Asset Allocations (Part 2)
Getting Your FIRE Asset Allocation Right. Here‘s Ours (Part 1)
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