Family FIRE Strategy
Core FIRE strategy for families with kids — savings rates, FIRE math, investment approach, income growth
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Teaching Kids About Money Before Age 3: What Actually Works
States are now mandating personal finance in high schools, but why wait until 18? Here’s how FIRE-minded parents can start building money awareness in toddlers and babies, without flashcard drills or elaborate systems.
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The Changing US Retirement Age: A FIRE Family Perspective
The traditional retirement age is shifting. Older workers are staying longer, younger people are questioning the whole system. Where does a family like ours fit? We’re not retiring at 30, but we’re not waiting until 67 either.
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The Big Stay: Why a Frozen Job Market Changes FIRE Math for Families
The labor market has shifted into something called the Big Stay — workers aren’t quitting, aren’t moving, aren’t job-hopping. For families chasing FIRE, this quietly breaks some of the math we’ve been counting on.
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Ollie and Brock: A Story About Saving, Spending, and Real Money Lessons
We wrote Ollie and Brock for our kids — a rhyming picture book about two friends who handle the same resources very differently. One saves seeds, one eats apples. It’s a story about money without ever mentioning money.