If You Don’t Understand the FIRE Movement, Read This

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No one actually retires in their 30s or 40s, right? They’re all just working in a different way. And who wants to live on rice, beans, and brown bananas? Those are just a few of the many questions and misconceptions tossed around by those who are dismissive of the FIRE movement.

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As early retirees have garnered more mainstream media attention in recent years, more doubts have been cast upon those featured. This post is for those who don’t get it, don’t believe it, and don’t understand why anyone would take extraordinary steps to be in a position to retire exceptionally early.

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My Perceptions of “How Life Worked”

How you approach life is often influenced by how you were raised. My friend Ramit Sethi calls these invisible scripts and it’s important to understand that your view of the world is colored by these scripts. (By the way, if you read Ramit’s post, you’ll see how his first example of Indian culture is essentially how I was raised.)

My parents were first-generation immigrants to the United States and I learned from a very young age that my “job” was to do well in school. Grades were a priority because good grades meant you could get into a better college.

I went to a great school for computer science and while I didn’t get good grades, I did graduate a semester early and got into a graduate program. I did well in the graduate program and those grades got me my first job.

I had reached, at least to that point, my first of many perceived goals. My high school performance was validated by getting into a good school. My college performance was validated by getting a good job. Now I just had to keep that job and all was okay!

Now you take the one skill I’ve learned through school (how to get good grades) and apply it to my life – what is my purpose?

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