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Mr. Money Mustache
Pete Adeney, the blogger widely credited with popularizing FIRE in the 2010s. Known for aggressive frugality and the "Shockingly Simple Math" post.
The Shockingly Simple Math
MMM's 2012 post showing that years-to-retirement depends almost entirely on your savings rate, not your income. The cultural foundation of modern FIRE.
Boglehead
A follower of John Bogle's investing philosophy: low-cost index funds, broad diversification, long time horizon, ignore the noise.
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A free, open-source backtesting tool (ficalc.app) that models retirement withdrawals across historical market cycles. A go-to for stress-testing your plan.
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