Third of the series where we cover different flavours - CoastFIRE, BaristaFIRE, LeanFIRE, FIRE, FatFIRE.

Everybody is at a different age, career stage, and earning situation. Everybody values their present and future time differently.

Other flavours of FIRE prove useful in providing different approaches, and motivational milestones.

In this second of the FIRE series there is of course more FIRE maths, but first we must explore what this means for your mindset and lifestyle.

Those pursuing FIRE or indeed simply owning their path to retire Retire On Time are different. They want control of their time and life, to decide when to go part-time, or retire - not when the state pension, the pension firm, or their employer says so!

These people plan ahead strategically, and are masters of delayed gratification.

First in a series of posts where we explore FIRE.

F.I.R.E. refers the concept of Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE).

Some people are very focused on reaching the Retire Early (RE) milestone, others wish to become Financially Independent (FI) where work becomes optional, but may not rush to retire.

FIRE raises both lifestyle philosophy and personal finance mathematics