The work was fine and paid well, but I couldn’t stand the idea of spending the rest of my life doing work that wasn’t meaningful to me. I first discovered the FIRE movement because I was searching for different ways to create passive income so I could leave my career as an electrician. Their toxic or stressful job may have sparked their initial interest in financial independence, but their vision of the life they’ll be able to lead after financial freedom keeps them going along the way.
What would you do if every day was Saturday?Īs most people progress on their FIRE journey, they focus less on what they’re running away from and more on what they are moving towards. I think it’s no surprise that two of the greatest personal finance writers of all time, Morgan Housel and Pete Adeney, agree wholeheartedly that the highest form of wealth is the ability to do what you want, when you want, with the people you want, for as long as you want. Every Day is Saturday “The highest form of wealth is the ability to wake up every morning and say, “I can do whatever I want today.” -Morgan Housel. Money Mustache is the inspiration for countless FIRE journeys, and his post, The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement, is a must-read for anyone looking to achieve financial independence.īut, on the podcast, MMM shares the number 1 thing he loves about financial independence - every day is Saturday.
Money Mustache (MMM) is considered one of the first to mainstream the FIRE movement, and his FIRE blog is still one of the best today. I recently listened to a podcast episode from Brandon Ganch, The Mad Fientist. It was a recap of an older interview that Brandon did with Pete Adeney - aka Mr. Imagine waking up every day with the freedom to do as you please.
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