I saw this on GMA this morning as I was leaving for work. I thought it was a pretty good introduction to FIRE for those with no knowledge and on a big tv show to boot.
Favorite line: "The bottom line with FIRE is dramatic sacrifice." I guess that's true, but I don't really look at it that way. I'd call it analyzing what you really need in life. No mention of environmentalism or minimalism or finding that you can be happy with less.
They touched on the 4% rule without mentioning 4%. They talked about saving 25 times your yearly expenses, but didn't mention that it would last forever with smart and simple investing.
The couple interviewed retired to Portugal, I'm guessing for the LCOL. They looked a little familiar to me, and have a big social media following.
Anyway, I have some little nitpicky things that were omitted that would have been helpful, but overall I thought it was pretty solid. None of the dumping that "this is impossible" and "WHAT IF" that we've seen in other online/TV personalities lately.
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/couple-retired-early-fire-method-top-tips-66679576