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Early Retirement – What Fire Is Absolutely Not About

https://onboardedhq.substack.com/p/early-retirement-what-fire-is-absolutely
2•plentysun•4h ago

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plentysun•4h ago
Hi HN, I wrote the linked post.

Many of us in tech hear "FIRE" and think of early retirement and extreme frugality. But I've found that focusing on "Retire Early" misses the true power of the FIRE movement.

This post dives into a my perspective on what FIRE is really all about: gaining power, control, and freedom over your career and life — much sooner than you'd expect. Simply put, it's about having options.

I cover how you can use your tech income to get there.

Read the full post:

What are your thoughts on "retirement" and "financial independence" in a tech career? Let's discuss in the comments!

Bought an Ampere Altra System

https://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2025/06/27/bought-myself-an-ampere-altra-system/
2•pabs3•2m ago•0 comments

Wellsaid Review

https://coquitts.com/blog/wellsaid-review
1•kamatour•7m ago•0 comments

Thank You Apple (WWDC25)

https://jhan.bearblog.dev/thank-you-apple-wwdc25/
1•logistra•8m ago•0 comments

Silicon Valley Insider Exposes Cult Like AI Companies [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8enXRDlWguU
1•mgh2•9m ago•0 comments

Bring Me Problems

https://codingfearlessly.com/bring-me-problems
1•mmozuras•11m ago•0 comments

Listen to RFC 2119

https://ericwbailey.website/published/you-must-listen-to-rfc-2119/
1•srijan4•12m ago•0 comments

The Traditional Prinner

https://essaysonmusic.com/the-traditional-prinner/
1•brudgers•27m ago•0 comments

The Basics of Closed Jar Terrariums

https://www.instructables.com/The-Basics-of-Closed-Jar-Terrariums/
1•langur•31m ago•0 comments

Something 'deeper' than Emacs, or am I looking for a unicorn?

2•willschetelich•34m ago•2 comments

Make GIFs engage a new audience

https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/flow-creative-met-office-giphy-weather-christopher-cumulonimbus-animation-project-120924
2•timetodine17•37m ago•0 comments

The Decline of Legacy Media, Rise of Vodcasters, and X's Staying Power

https://www.conspicuouscognition.com/p/the-decline-of-legacy-media-rise
2•skmurphy•40m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Cheesy Mamas: Local only code editor with Git and Bash support

https://osf.io/5xs9a/?view_only=66fd58eb0ace40ec91b98736af4ad62c
3•LambriniWorks•47m ago•0 comments

Wireless earbud company Nuheara enters administration

https://7news.com.au/news/wireless-earbud-company-nuheara-enters-voluntary-administration--c-15629962
1•KnuthIsGod•50m ago•0 comments

Is Geo Replacing SEO?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5GljMQux0k
1•jasong•52m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: How did low contrast text become so pervasive?

3•mr-pink•1h ago•3 comments

Gridfinity: The modular, open-source grid storage system

https://gridfinity.xyz/
2•nateb2022•1h ago•0 comments

Rust success story that killed Rust usage in a company

https://old.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/1kp74t2/rust_success_story_that_killed_rust_usage_in_a/
1•scapbi•1h ago•0 comments

Seagull hitches ride on a garbage truck for 80 miles to find food

https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/06/04/hitchhiking-seagulls-san-francisco-climate-change
2•greesil•1h ago•2 comments

British F-35 jet stranded at Indian airport, concerns over classified tech

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/f35-stealth-fighter-jets-emergency-landing-kerala-b2776413.html
2•cebert•1h ago•0 comments

Show HN: Natural Language Sprite Animator

https://gametorch.app/sprite-animator
1•gametorch•1h ago•0 comments

Is AI the End of Dating Apps?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dating-in-the-digital-age/202506/is-ai-the-end-of-dating-apps
1•geox•1h ago•1 comments

Marijuana dramatically increases risk of dying from heart attacks and stroke

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/health/marijuana-heart-death-wellness
3•josephcsible•1h ago•1 comments

Blue Origin successfully completes 13th crewed suborbital flight

https://abcnews.go.com/US/blue-origin-successfully-completes-13th-crewed-suborbital-flight/story?id=123320375
2•Bluestein•1h ago•0 comments

Integrating with ClickHouse MCP

https://clickhouse.com/blog/integrating-clickhouse-mcp
1•tzury•1h ago•0 comments

Show HN: GPS for entire project architecture, everything one click away

https://monessy.com
1•praneethd110•1h ago•0 comments

'Lidar is lame': why Elon Musk's vision for a self-driving Tesla taxi faltered

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/29/elon-musk-tesla-robotaxi
8•breadwinner•1h ago•3 comments

Key Senators Strike Deal to Pause State AI Laws for Five Years

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-30/key-senators-strike-deal-to-pause-state-ai-laws-for-five-years
4•spenvo•1h ago•0 comments

NativeJIT: A C++ expression –> x64 JIT

https://github.com/BitFunnel/NativeJIT
10•nateb2022•1h ago•1 comments

Flux – Rust annotation-based type checker

https://flux-rs.github.io/flux/
2•burnt-resistor•1h ago•1 comments

Officials celebrate sale of worlds largest solar-powered steel mill in Pueblo

https://kdvr.com/news/local/colorado-officials-celebrate-sale-of-pueblos-steel-mill/
2•mooreds•1h ago•0 comments