FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early)

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FIRE is a lifestyle movement with the goal of gaining financial independence and retiring early.


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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
 

Glossary

This is a growing list of commonly used terms in our community. Please suggest more terms not listed here!


Boglehead = A follower of John C. Bogle's financial philosophies and investing strategies.

COL = Cost of Living

LCOL/MCOL/HCOL/VHCOL = Low/Med/High/VeryHigh Cost of Living

DCA = Dollar Cost Averaging; the strategy of investing money into the market over many regular intervals of time (as opposed to lump sum investing).

DINK = Double Income No Kids

FI = Financial Independence; the ability to live off savings and pay living expenses without needing to be employed.

FIRE = Financial Independence & Retire Early

Coast FIRE = having enough money already invested so that it is not necessary to invest more to achieve FI at the desired retirement age.

Barista FIRE = having enough money to retire at the desired retirement age and also getting a part-time job for additional income and health insurance.

Lean FIRE = achieving FIRE without having much safety nets for luxuries/children/major health costs during retirement, usually only spending on necessities such as housing, food, and transportation.

Fat FIRE = achieving FIRE with the ability to cover unexpected expenses during retirement while living in equal or greater lifestyle as before retirement.

HENRY = High Earner, Not Rich Yet

HYSA = High Yield Savings Account

NW = Net Worth

PITI = Principal + Interest + Taxes + Insurance

PMI = Private Mortgage Insurance

SWR = Safe Withdrawal Rate


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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
 

10 years ago, I graduated Uni with no debt and about $1,000 net worth.

My first job (engineer) paid $100k/yr. After taxes & expenses, I saved $70k per year for 3 years.

With $200k net worth, I lived on $5k per year and for the past 7 years, I worked only 30% of the time – just enough to cover my expenses without dipping into my savings.

This year I sold bitcoin (bought for $7,000. sold for $1,000,000). My target to retire-retire was $800,000, so I've finally reached my goal.

The sell orders executed so fast that I don't know where to put it. I already stuffed every US bank that I have to the $250k FDIC max, but my last sell order exceeds that. I've applied to open bank accounts with maybe 100 banks in the US, and I've only succeeded in opening 1. My requirements:

[1] No monthly fees
[2] No inactivity fees
[3] No phone or phone number required
[4] Online Banking with 2FA support (TOTP, Webauthn, or email)

99% of the banks that I've tried to open with auto-deny me. My credit is great. When I call and ask why, they say something about the information I gave them not matching their records. The ones that have an appeal process told me "the system" denied me, and there's nothing they can do – even supervisors.

My long-term plan is to buy a small condo in a city and a lot of land in the country. But it'll probably take me 6-24 months to find and finish those deals, and in the meantime I want to keep my money somewhere safe.

I'm also a bit worried about the USD tanking. I've looked into banks in Europe and Canada, but Canada requires a tax ID and I only speak English. Can anyone recommend a very stable bank abroad (with English language support) that a US American can open remotely that meets the above requirements?

Where would you put your money if you were in my situation?

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