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DeskJockey2028

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Are FIRE proponents more aware of their own mortality
« on: August 10, 2017, 07:25:55 AM »
One of the basic tenants of FIRE is planning until your end of life - making your 'stache as self perpetuating as possible so that you'll shuffle off this mortal coil with at least $.01 left in the bank and hopefully a lot more to leave for future generations, charity, etc.

Do you think this makes us more prone to ponder our own mortality? I mean, we're essentially looking the reaper in the face when we plan for 30-60 years of living off our money - because the end goal is to not die insolvent, right? Or do we suffer the same tendency as everyone else to shrug of that ending point as something so far way it's not worth thinking about?


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Re: Are FIRE proponents more aware of their own mortality
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2017, 08:31:47 AM »
Whoops, you posted this interesting question twice.

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Re: Are FIRE proponents more aware of their own mortality
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2017, 08:45:08 AM »
Yeah, and the MMM forums won't let me delete it! It took about 10 minutes for my topic to be posted, and ended up posted twice. <Shakes fist at modern technology in general>