FIRE Update: 1-Year Post FIRE Review

Wow – time really does fly. In mid-April, I officially reached my 1-year “FIRE-versary”. As a quick recap, a declined job relocation and subsequent hiring freeze during the pandemic last April led to a somewhat reluctant departure from my long-time employer. At that time, my departure met the definition of FIRE (financially independent, retired early), in that the financial criteria was met, I turned down relocating for work, I departed from work, and whatever I decided to fill my time with (e.g. paid work, continuing the work of this website, passion projects, volunteering,...

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