FRUGAL FIRE #2: JUSTIN (Root Of Good.com) Sacha Chua 2014-03-13

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. • • • Doing · Looking ahead (RootOfGood.com) Learning Playing Relaxing When did you start [Play, budget All my Life. engineer Raleigh, NC 3 Kids: 1,7,8 1999 Mr. Money Doorned Mustache Site + forum Life is awesome! MadFientist Labs Chasing Daylight How do balance of work from retired? being retired? ○ once a month, write blog posts for a company well Interesting + pays but takes time away objectives, annuat performance review Not hustling I for more work, etc. following up learning how to do NOTHING (It's okay! ) 6 months to hammock / get to this point! It doesn't take that much. Maxed out 401k, saved in IRAs, etc. ·4% Early retirement 25x A year after starting, made spreadsheet What am I going to do? out while working worn i Now: what I catching I want to do Catching I capital 30 years: ~4% rate capital Withdrawal rate ☐ is safe withdrawal we spend ~3%, Ex: Crash in 2008, may work more adjusting to performance FIRE Calc cfiresim < put in your assumptions Spending tiny fraction of income, keeping long term view money you need today Money you

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