10 Lessons Learned Along This FIRE Journey

Ten years into our FIRE journey, we’ve made great progress on our goal of becoming financially independent. We are appreciative of this journey and how it has transformed our lives and made us more rounded people.

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We also have learned many lessons that we wouldn’t have learned if we weren’t on this journey.

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I’d like to share with you the ten lessons I’ve learned so far on our FIRE journey.

Look at FIRE like a journey. It is very important to enjoy the journey and work on yourself while on this multi-year journey.

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Since starting our FIRE journey, I learned to get in line and stay in line. I learned the importance of having a core investment strategy.

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Ignore doubts and noises around you

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It is important to dig deep, cut through the BS, and really understand why you want to become financially independent and one day retire early.

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We are all different individuals, our FIRE journey will never be alike. Therefore, we need to stop comparing our journeys with each other. Instead, support each other & help each other along the way.

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10 Lessons Learned Along This FIRE Journey

Ten years into our FIRE journey, we’ve made great progress on our goal of becoming financially independent. We are appreciative of this journey and how it has transformed our lives and made us more rounded people.

We also have learned many lessons that we wouldn’t have learned if we weren’t on this journey.

I’d like to share with you the ten lessons I’ve learned so far on our FIRE journey.

Look at FIRE like a journey. It is very important to enjoy the journey and work on yourself while on this multi-year journey.

FIRE is not the finish line; it’s a journey

Since starting our FIRE journey, I learned to get in line and stay in line. I learned the importance of having a core investment strategy.

Have a core investment strategy

Ignore doubts and noises around you

It is important to dig deep, cut through the BS, and really understand why you want to become financially independent and one day retire early.

Understand your whys

We are all different individuals, our FIRE journey will never be alike. Therefore, we need to stop comparing our journeys with each other. Instead, support each other & help each other along the way.

Stop comparing

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