Racing Towards Retirement Is a Terrible Idea

Don’t get caught up in FIRE — enjoy work, and life, now!

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I had a conversation with my parents the other day that kind of depressed me.

A friend of my mom’s suggested that my brother, who is currently a crew chief in the Air Force, should look to carry that experience into civilian life — continuing to work with airplanes. I…