BiggerPockets Money Podcast — Teacher Retires Early at 45 Thanks to Strategic Living (FIRE in Paradise!)

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Teacher Retires Early at 45 Thanks to Strategic Living (FIRE in Paradise!)

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Teachers aren’t known for their high salaries, so how did this one reach early retirement and FIRE at just 45 years old? Through “aggressive” saving and smart cost-of-living choices, Amy Minkley was able to quit her demanding international teaching job only three years after finding out about the FIRE movement. Now,…

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