BiggerPockets Money Podcast — Has the FIRE Number Gone from $1M to $2.5M?

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Has the FIRE Number Gone from $1M to $2.5M?

BiggerPockets Money Podcast · 758

In this episode of the BiggerPockets Money podcast, Mindy Jensen and Scott Trench tackle one of the biggest questions in the FIRE movement: Why has the traditional $1 million FIRE goal grown to $2.5 million or more? They discuss how inflation, rising living costs, lifestyle changes, and retirement planning have…

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