How to get to financial independence.
The couple reached financial independence in 2017, and have 30 times the $40,000 they intend to spend each year in retirement. They work at an investment firm and save 70% of their incomes, and in recent years have cut their spending from $110,000 a year to $44,000 a year.
Jose and Tatiana are part of the FIRE movement, which stands for “Financial Independence, Retire Early.” Americans across the country are dreaming of leaving the traditional workplace in their 30s and 40s by investing enough assets in the first decade or two of their careers so they can rely on this nest egg and its investment returns the rest of their lives.
Couples working toward FIRE, and even those who aren’t, don’t always come from similar financial backgrounds, nor do they see money the same way. Some are more interested in shopping, while other spouses might think it’s best to squirrel all of their assets away. When Jose and Tatiana met, Jose was living in a big house with a pool and consumer debt, while Tatiana lived in a tiny apartment and was always eating out with friends. “We had different lifestyles and similar incomes,” Tatiana said.
If the FIRE goal happens to be within the decade and at a time when couples may expect lifestyle changes — like having a baby — it does help to try to coordinate them. Tatiana and Jose wanted a child, but didn’t want her to spend too many of her first years in day care, so their underlying goals of becoming parents and FIRE had to come within a few years of one another.
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