Archive List for FIRE

The $100M Question A dinner-table thought experiment: if money stopped being a problem overnight, what would you do next — and what would still be broken? Background This thought experiment showed up at our dinner table while my wife and I were talking about retirement. We bounced between the usual topics — where to live, […]

The Second Million: $1M to $2M in Three Years The first million took 14 years of earning and saving. The second took three — and taught me more about people, work, and “enough” than about money. The Acceleration My wealth grew far faster after I crossed my first million in 2018 — I doubled it […]

The 14-Year Climb: From First Job to First Million From arriving in the US with nothing to $1 million in investable assets — the job changes, 50%+ savings rate, and appreciating tech RSUs that got me there from a $32,000 starting salary. The Starting Point (1999–2004) I arrived in the United States in August 1999 […]