Is FIRE Just For People Making Huge Salaries Or Can You Retire Early With A Normal Or Even Low Salary, Too? 'I Retired At 38. She Was 35'

The dream of retiring early used to feel like it belonged to Silicon Valley software engineers, crypto whales or people with $300,000 salaries. But scroll through the r/leanfire subreddit and you'll see a different side of financial independence, retire early movement, one that's powered by electricians, roofers, librarians and people who never cracked six figures. A Growing Movement Of “Normal” People Hitting FIRE “I made around $80K at the highest. My wife made $48K. I retired at 38. She was 35,” one ...