Retirement & FIRE

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Roth IRA, 401(k), compounding, and the movement to retire decades early.

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Section 1

Retirement & FIRE

Turn boring 'retirement' into the most powerful money move you can make young.

Why start now, not later?

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The 401(k) & free money

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Roth vs Traditional

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Compounding: your edge

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How much do you need?

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What is FIRE?

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Flavors of FIRE + your plan

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Emergency fund first

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Vesting: keep the match

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Contribution limits

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The HSA: secret weapon

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The order of operations

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What to actually buy

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Target-date funds

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The savings-rate dial

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Sequence-of-returns risk

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Spending it down

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Getting money before 59½

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Lifestyle creep

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Common mistakes

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Read before you practise

A retirement plan needs a long horizon and realistic expectations. These introductions cover the core ideas:

Read How Compound Growth Works: A Beginner Explanation for a plain-English explanation.

Read What Is Diversification? Why One Bet Is Not a Portfolio for a plain-English explanation.

Read Stock Market for Complete Beginners: Where to Start for a plain-English explanation.