Tag: FIRE
Another Reason to Embrace FIRE
I did a quick search yesterday to see what the long-term visa requirements are for a number of countries. Here are the results: Most countries aren’t willy-nilly when it comes to issuing long-term visas. They don’t want foreign moochers feasting on their social programs. They only welcome foreigners who are financially secure—who can provide for…
Fake Dependent Versus Real Dependent – Part Two
In part one of this two-part series, I made the case that being fake dependent on government subsidies is much more preferable to being real dependent on government subsidies. I also made the observation that far too many Americans find themselves on the wrong side of the dependency divide—without government subsidies, their quality of life…
FIRE Is Not for You
The biggest reason I think Robert Kiyosaki is a conman is that his real estate sales portal doesn’t exclude anybody. As long as you have a pulse, you’re welcome to join his real estate “seminars.” It doesn’t matter what your income is, what your credit score is, or what blue-collar skills you bring to the…
Are the Poor and Working-Class Human Shields for the FIRE Community?
Are the poor and working-class human shields for the FIRE community? That’s a seemingly idiotic question to be asking, but hear me out. I pay quarterly estimated taxes on our pension and dividend income. I also pay sales and property taxes. Just how much I’ll be paying for these various taxes in 2020 is as…
Why FIRE Is a Moral Imperative
For what is a man, what has he got? If not himself, then he has naught To say the things he truly feels And not the words of one who kneels The record shows I took the blows And did it my way —Frank Sinatra I don’t think transgender women are women. I think they’re…