#1267 - Q&A: Financial independence, retire early (FIRE)—what’s up with that?
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2020
⏱️ 6 minutes
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This listener wants to know how Side Hustle School works with the model of Financial independence, retire early (FIRE). Are they compatible?
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| 0:00.0 | You love saving money, but you also love your pet. |
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| 0:34.8 | I produce Spot Pet Insurance Services LLC. |
| 0:42.0 | Financial independence, retire early. |
| 0:44.8 | It's called fire. |
| 0:46.3 | And it's a trend that's not going away. |
| 0:48.3 | Welcome to Side of Soul School. My name is Chris Gillebo. |
| 0:50.8 | We've got a listener question about this very topic today. |
| 0:53.8 | A lot of people are interested in the idea of saving a high percentage of their income, |
| 0:58.4 | being extremely frugal and retiring early, sometimes way early, |
| 1:02.9 | sometimes at the age of 40 or even 35 or earlier. |
| 1:06.4 | I missed that vote, but maybe in my next life. |
| 1:08.6 | So this listener wants to know how Side of Soul School fits into the model or vice versa, |
| 1:12.8 | or are they compatible at all? |
| 1:15.0 | And as part of my answer, I'll give you my number one and number two tips if you're interested in fire. |
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