[glun]

I think its stupid. Retirement is boring, youll end working anyway just to have something to do. Id rather have an enjoyable job and lots of sparetime now that im young rather than slave away my youth so that I can retire early.

[justaguyhere]

I don't think it is stupid. Retirement in this sense doesn't mean "sit at home and do nothing all day" - it just means getting out of the rat race and stop working for money at the job one hates. Once the financial pressure is gone, we can work on things that actually matter to us and those that we enjoy.

I do get your point about slaving away the youth though.

[world32]

There are different interpretations of what FIRE is. FIRE in the sense of saving money in order to be less reliant on potentially unfulfilling jobs is certainly a good idea.

However, FIRE as some kind of end-goal to be achieved by all means necessary is unlikely to make many people happy. Reading the financial independence subreddit, many people think of FIRE as some holy grail - like they will finally be happy once have saved up enough money that they can quit a job they hate. I dont think its healthy to obsess over some kind of medium-distant goal and put all your energy towards it thinking "I will be happy when I'm financially independent".

The old cliche "life is a journey, not a goal" really applies here. Some (though not many) even argue that you shouldn't have kids because they cost so much and will delay your FIRE.

[Aozora7]

>youll end working anyway just to have something to do

I'd never work if I didn't have to pay bills. Spending my limited time on earth doing something for someone else's benefit on someone else's schedule makes me miserable. No such thing as an "enjoyable job". If there was, there would be someone willing to do it for free.

I've had a year of NEET life during college, and it was the best time of my life by far.

[croo]

Retirement is not a factor of your age but your financial state.

It's stupid to think my country will be able to pay me pension - I'm skeptic about the current system will survive another 40-50 year and pay me back what I need to live comfortably.

So FIRE is just a sane provision for the future. The "early" part is different for everybody. If I can retire at 50 instead of 65 its early enough for me.

[vram11]

>Retirement is boring, youll end working anyway just to have something to do.

Hobbies, dude. Tons of interesting hobbies, available for the doing, many requiring little to no financial outlay.

And with some fields like programming, you can even do the same work post-retirement, just for fun or to teach others.

[kojeovo]

> Retirement is boring

> now that im young

How would you know? You seem to have a warped view of retirement in the first place. FIRE is more so to get out of the rat race, not to stop doing anything and everything you're interested it once you stop working.

[airbreather]

Yeah, live for the day because you might be saving for the future that never comes, for all sorts of reasons.

Well, a bit flippant, but still that is the other side of the coin.