67 : Retiring Early to Focus on Philanthropy with FIREy Philanthropist - Part 1

Jun 7, 2022

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Welcome to the Mindful FIRE Podcast, where we explore living mindfully on the path to financial independence and beyond.

On today's episode, we're doing something a little different. We're having our first anonymous guest, FIREy Philanthropist.

This guest wanted to remain anonymous because they practice stealth wealth, which means they don't tell their neighbors, friends, and really anyone outside of a close group of friends that they're rich and have retired early.

FIREy had a lot of great wisdom to share from his experience retiring early and we chatted for almost 2 hours. I have edited our conversations into two 45 minute episodes.

The first part, this episode, focuses on his journey to retiring early from a 21 year career in tech in his early 40s, how he made it happen, what was the experience like and what’s he up to afterwards.

I really enjoyed this conversation with FIREy Philanthropists and I learned so much about the ins and outs of financial independence, how to know when you're at the point where it's okay to retire early and to feel confident in that decision.

In today's conversation we discuss:

What things really helped FIREy Philanthropist to reach fire in his early forties
Acknowledging unearned privilege, its impact and achieving fire
FIREy’s thoughts on avoiding lifestyle inflation
How he knew when he had enough to retire early
How he knew when to pull the trigger and retire early.
What are you spending your time doing and what makes you happy in this post-fire life
Which causes FIREy Philanthropist dedicates his time, energy and money to
Volunteering as a tax preparer

Connect with FIREy Philanthropist

Email questions to StealthyFIRE@outlook.com