The Grand Introduction
Hello Feet on FIRE enthusiasts, Todd here. I know, I know. You probably didn't realize you were joining a bunch of enthusiasts right? Well, as cool as I think I am, currently the enthusiasts is a party of one (two if you count my wife who I bribed with chocolate). Although Feet on FIRE has a small following (as of 9:03 pm, 8/28/2019), the concept of FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) does not. According to the almighty Wikipedia, "The main ideas behind the FIRE movement originate in the 1992 best-selling book Your Money or Your Life written by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez, as well as the 2010 book Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob Lund Fisker." In full disclosure, my family and I are just starting on the FIRE path and I'm only partway through Vicki Robin's book and have not looked into Early Retirement Extreme's website or book (but I'm sure it's fantastic!). The main reason I wanted to start this blog is precisely because we ...