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Podcast: The Financial Samurai Podcast
Episode: Why Early Retirement / FIRE Is Becoming Obsolete
Description: For more nuanced personal finance content, join 55,000+ others and sign up for the free Financial Samurai newsletter and posts via e-mail. Financial Samurai is one of the largest independently-owned personal finance sites that started in 2009. As one of the pioneers of the modern-day FIRE movement, I've witnessed many changes since 2009. In the good old days, the goal was to simply generate enough passive income to cover your living expenses. You could then retire early because you were financially independent. Post-pandemic, however, I've come to realize early retirement / FIRE is now becoming obsolete. We no longer have...