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The whole idea, explained like a friend would
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What is FIRE?
Financial independence in plain English — what the number means, and why it's about optionality, not quitting.
How we calculate your number
The exact formulas, the assumptions you can change, and what we deliberately leave out.
Glossary
Every term the tool uses — safe withdrawal rate, coast number, the 59½ bridge — defined without jargon.
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