Weekly Discussion: 16 February 2026
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FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early)
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Thanks for keeping these going. Just joined and hope more people coming from Reddit can make this more active.
A decade is a long time. I've always been frugal, but I'd say that I've relaxed a bit in some spending as I've approached FI, mostly as it relates to things that make life easier (tools, software, etc.). I'm willing to pay more to make things happen a little faster. But, although spending as gone up more than normal for me, it is still less than my wage has increased.
I’ve been hoping that since the third party apps got shutdown and came here a few years ago, but it’s still a pretty small place to support niche topics like FIRE, you lose sight of that on a place like Reddit that’s so large.
re:spending — I can relate to the willing to pay a premium for some things, has that translated into higher spending for you?
Higher spending in terms of dollars, but as that relates to % of estate's net worth is decreasing.