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/
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Discussing FIRE with our Spouses: 2 x Two Sides of FI (Part 2)
Talking with our Spouses About FIRE: 2 x Two Sides of FI (Part 1)
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Financial Mistakes We Won't Make Again (Part 2)
Sharing Our Financial Mistakes and Missteps (Part 1)
Discussing our FI Numbers : Changing Our Minds, Talking to Family
So, What's Your FI Number? Sharing Ours Here
Financially Independent. Retire Early? Let's Discuss!
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