FIRE in reality is more like changing careers and backpedaling.
Suze sounds like she's been living on a private island, disconnected for a few years and just "discovered" the FIRE movement. Why's that? Maybe because she's been living on a private island, disconnected for a few years.
I listened to her rant. The whole freaking interview really was a rant. Ok, so she had to spend $2.5M on her ailing mother. BFD. That does not mean that everyone is stuck with the requirement of having $50M before leaving the rat race.