▲ 204 ▼ After $700 Million U.S. Bailout, Trucking Firm Is Shutting Down (www.nytimes.com) submitted 3 years ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 132 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) who’s aiming for FIRE, Don't understand, could you elaborate? FIRE? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago "Financial Independence; Retire Early." See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIRE_movement TL;DR: I keep my household expenses very low (roughly $30k/year) and save a very high percentage of my income so that I can retire very early. The pandemic changed my plans a bit, but I'm expecting to be done by age 45. (By the way, to address a common criticism of the idea: "retire"means doing whatever I want without being beholden to working for a wage, not necessarily vegging out in front of the TV and stagnating as certain workaholics assume. The important distinction is that I could choose to work if I wanted, but wouldn't need to.) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago "Financial Independence; Retire Early." See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIRE_movement TL;DR: I keep my household expenses very low (roughly $30k/year) and save a very high percentage of my income so that I can retire very early. The pandemic changed my plans a bit, but I'm expecting to be done by age 45. (By the way, to address a common criticism of the idea: "retire"means doing whatever I want without being beholden to working for a wage, not necessarily vegging out in front of the TV and stagnating as certain workaholics assume. The important distinction is that I could choose to work if I wanted, but wouldn't need to.) permalink fedilink source parent