When I graduated college I had a goal of retiring by 40 At 25 I took a year off work At 27 I lost 25% of my money on a bad investment At 28 I met the perfect woman to share this journey with At 31 we are both 8 years away from FI. Every path is different

One of my least favorite parts of 9-5’s is having no energy on Friday evening It takes 36 hours to recover from the week and then Sunday scaries kick in

It’ll be interesting to see what mistakes I make from now until 40

Someday there will be a Sparking FIRE race car in real life I mostly talk about retiring early, but I won’t building until this happens 🔥

Some guy that doesn’t even know my name just decided I have to commute 75 minutes to work every day next week This is why I’m working to escape the rat race

Do you know anyone personally that has achieved the goals you are striving for?

If Bitcoin doubled in value would it change your life at all?

It is blows my mind how many people think the stock market went to 0 in 2008

So are we still prioritizing reducing government spending and peace?

I think it is super important that our community realizes the difference between A LOT and ENOUGH

I am not a good investor. Frankly, I suck at it What I am good at is having self awareness I tried "being" Warren Buffett for a decade and essentially just spun my wheels My net worth would be at least 30% higher today had I just bought ETF's and chilled I would also

I don't understand the narrative that $1,000,000 isn't a lot of money Not enough to retire? Sure, maybe it isn't for most people But that is SO MUCH money!

Just got charged $95 for a subscription renewal that I’m almost certain I canceled but they are refusing to refund it Have to remind myself that $95 won’t break me… so dang frustrating though

What age is the oldest that someone can retire and you still consider them an "early retiree"?

My dream day: - 75 minute commute to the office -A guy from IT stopping me for a conversation while I walk to my desk -2.5 hours of meetings while waving to everyone who walks by going to the water cooler -Eating microwaved leftovers in a cafeteria surrounded by people I

If I had to start over and this was my goal I would: -start early -keep my investments simple -avoid comparing myself to my peers -find inexpensive entertainment (highly recommend you try watching college tennis lol) -avoid putting too much pressure on the goal -enjoy the heck

This morning I hit 3,300 followers!! Over the last couple months I haven’t been as consistent on here and my reach dropped significantly I was curious if it was just the algorithm, if my content sucked or if people were sick of me lol So 5 days ago I decided to start replying

This post is taking off! For those who are new here, my name is Sebastian and I’m working towards retiring by 40 while having a modest income the full time Please consider following along on the journey and sharing your journey as well! Thanks everyone!

If you could lock into a guaranteed 6% real return on your investments for the next 10 years, would you do it?

I firmly believe it is possible to become a millionaire by 40 without ever making $100k a year Yes, even with today's cost of living