Welcome to the second part of the series where I am trying to identify how much is “enough” to retire early in San Francisco. Two years ago I had determined that my “Enough Number” was $4,000,000. This number always assumed I would leave San Francisco. While
This is a really great article. You may start calculating FIRE for other states and cities. That can last you 2-5 years of contents,but you will be helping people get focused and gain years. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the great article Andre...one thing i feel you're underestimating is travel expenses. As you FIRE, travel seems to be the holy grail people yearn for and desire to undertake. Hitting Europe for a few weeks, going on safari, going to that friends wedding in NYC...anyway, at only $15k/yr it feels constraining. Any thoughts?
Love this article, thank you for sharing. I'm looking forward to your part 3 where you are going to talk about coast/ barista FIRE :)
Cost of attendance for UC schools is wild. I’d be pushing for Cal Poly I think
She is in kindergarten., so really used UC Berkeley as a placeholder! But the cost is pretty wild. Half of it is room and board!
This is a really great article. You may start calculating FIRE for other states and cities. That can last you 2-5 years of contents,but you will be helping people get focused and gain years. Thanks for sharing
$140k (expenses) is a well-paid FT salary for most but a part-time Coast FIRE / gig worker in tech for others. Crazy times.
Thanks for the great article Andre...one thing i feel you're underestimating is travel expenses. As you FIRE, travel seems to be the holy grail people yearn for and desire to undertake. Hitting Europe for a few weeks, going on safari, going to that friends wedding in NYC...anyway, at only $15k/yr it feels constraining. Any thoughts?