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Are you working to live, or living to work? Followers of the FIRE movement (Financial Independence Retire Early) budget carefully so they can invest a greater proportion of their take-home pay. Is a life of extreme frugality worth the extra years of financial freedom later on - and how could you apply the principles of FIRE to your own finances? 

This week, Claer helps listeners Amy and Rory on their FIRE journey, with expert tips from Mr Money Mustache, AKA the US blogger Pete Adeney, and Kristian Danielson, the person behind the r/FIREUK subreddit. 

Money Clinic is presented by Claer Barrett and produced by Persis Love. Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer and the sound engineer is Breen Turner. The original music is by Metaphor Music.

Further reading:

Mr Money Mustache’s blog: https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/

You can get involved in the FIREUK subreddit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/FIREUK/

If you want to get started in investing, listen to our previous episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3vrvbPLIxReR2ACvgH9q6t?si=WAdkHgdwRlKlLoXa9bAOGg&dl_branch=1&nd=1

Claer’s free-to-read column about the problems with FIRE is here: https://www.ft.com/content/f4283596-c967-11e9-a1f4-3669401ba76f

And her column about active vs. passive funds is here: https://www.ft.com/content/c2e9abd0-0edd-4805-b1ab-d55b661c24de

Presented by Claer Barrett. Produced by Persis Love and Philippa Goodrich. Executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music

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Welcome back angels. Today, Sim & Sonya discuss if people can achieve FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) in a bear market.

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The FIRE movement has taken social media by storm, as more and more young people are looking to take their careers on a different trajectory. Rather than waiting until the standard late-sixties retirement age, those following the Financial Independence Retire Early movement are saving and investing at a rapid rate in their youth, whilst living more frugal lifestyles. This results in the ability to have more freedom over where you work, when you retire, and ultimately how you spend your time.  But, is it actually feasible? We'll discuss some of the ways to boost your income, cut back on your expenses, and the upsides and pitfalls of the FIRE movement.

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Are you working to live, or living to work? Followers of the FIRE movement (Financial Independence Retire Early) budget carefully so they can invest a greater proportion of their take-home pay. Is a life of extreme frugality worth the extra years of financial freedom later on - and how could you apply the principles of FIRE to your own finances? 

This week, Claer helps listeners Amy and Rory on their FIRE journey, with expert tips from Mr Money Mustache, AKA the US blogger Pete Adeney, and Kristian Danielson, the person behind the r/FIREUK subreddit. 

Further reading:

-Here is Mr Money Mustache’s blog

-You can get involved in the FIREUK subreddit here

-If you want to get started in investing, listen to our previous episode

-Claer’s free-to-read column about the problems with FIRE is here

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Over the last decade or so, we've seen an incredible rise in so-called passive investing. While definitions differ over what this means, we've seen more and more money poured into index funds (which own every stock in a given basket). Meanwhile, money has been yanked away from money managers who attempt to select individual stocks. One school of thought argues that this is a positive, in part due to lower fees. But is there a dark side? On this week's episode, we speak to Mike Green of hedge fund Logica Capital, who argues that the trend is causing major market distortions that will eventually unwind with ugly consequences.

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