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by jpmoral 1106 days ago
FIRE is less about wanting to stop working and more about having the option to decide how to spend your time: work, travel, volunteer, whatever.

> and will rather burn themselves out at 32 to do so?

This is a big assumption. Obviously doability will vary with individual circumstances but there are various settings to tweak: primarily time, income, and expenses.