Foreword
by Mr. Money Mustache ix
Introduction to FIRE 1
Chapter 1 Work, Eat, Sleep, Repeat 11
Chapter 2 The Million-Dollar Idea 23
Chapter 3 Ten Things That Make You Happy 33
FIRE Story: Jillian, Kalispell, MT
How Our Family of Seven Reached FI with an Average Income of $60,000 45
Chapter 4 I Spend How Much on Coffee?! 49
Chapter 5 BMWs and Boat Clubs 59
FIRE Story: Todd, New York, NY
Pursuing FIRE in the Big City 69
Chapter 6 Goodbye, Coronado 73
Chapter 7 The Journey Begins 89
FIRE Story: Kalen & Kyle, Evans, CO
Is FIRE the Cure for a Certain Brand of Millennial Depression? 101
Chapter 8 What the Heck Is an Index Fund? 105
Chapter 9 Getting Schooled in FIRE 123
FIRE Story: Sylvia, Seattle, WA
How Hurricane Katrina Made Me Pursue Financial Independence 132
Chapter 10 Family and Frugality 135
Chapter 11 Dream House or Dream Life? 155
FIRE Story: Hannah, Denver, CO
How a Fire Pushed Our Family to Reevaluate It All 164
Chapter 12 Finding Our FIRE Friends 167
Chapter 13 The FIRE Is Spreading 177
The Seven Steps to FIRE 187
Acknowledgments 191
Endnotes 195
Index 201
About the Author 209