Sounds easy – so what are the problems?
Lowering expenses and increasing savings are undoubtedly worthwhile habits, so why aren’t we all doing it already?
There are practical impediments. In many countries around the world, both developed and developing, some people work to get by. They don’t have the capacity to set very much of their income aside for savings and investment.
It’s also about lifestyle. FIRE promotes a drastic change centred on significant denial. The adjustment can be difficult.
FIRE entails facing up to some potentially alarming risks, too. What if there’s a market crash and you lose a significant amount of your portfolio? What if you encounter an unforeseen medical expense as a result of an accident or a critical illness? What if you run out of money in your later life?
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