Washington Post starts talking about FIRE

[TheGrimSqueaker]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/13-kids-13-college-educations-not-rich-retiring-early/2016/08/08/3abe7cec-38b4-11e6-a254-2b336e293a3c_story.html

[Random Hangers]

I think I was most impressed with their college plans (start at community college, don't get anything from mom & dad, graduate without debt), especially since they have 3 or 4 kids already living that dream, even going onto graduate school in some cases (except for the one kid who will wind up with a $90k loan!).

Think it's also great that the kids said themselves that they aren't any worse for wear. If you raise kids to respect money, they won't want for everything.

I wonder if they read MMM...

[TheGrimSqueaker]

I think I was most impressed with their college plans (start at community college, don't get anything from mom & dad, graduate without debt), especially since they have 3 or 4 kids already living that dream, even going onto graduate school in some cases (except for the one kid who will wind up with a $90k loan!).

Think it's also great that the kids said themselves that they aren't any worse for wear. If you raise kids to respect money, they won't want for everything.

I wonder if they read MMM...

I also like their emphasis on scholarships and bursaries.

[MandalayVA]

I wonder if they read MMM...

I want to say Pete interviewed the dad once.  I know I first read about them on the Mad FIentist's site.

[Vanguards and Lentils]

Reading the comments... why can't people just be happy for them?

"The bottom line is I and you are helping to support this family."

... does that commenter want a thank-you letter from this family?

I feel like the public just wants to see these families "fail": maybe to be really socially awkward, or to have scandals like the Duggars. Show them a great family, whose kids are already adjusted, productive members of society, and they just can't take it.

[clarkfan1979]

I enjoyed 95% of the article. The only part I didn't like was when it said none of the kids got any "handouts." A few sentences later it said that each child got $5000 for college from their grandparents.