1. At what age did you FIRE'd or planning to FIRE?
Plan is for spring of 2024, so around 33 months; I'll be 49. I could pull the plug now and basically match my current work income indefinitely, but I have a job that I like OK, gives me a decent amount of time off, and I like the people I'm working with, so I've decided to pad things. Also, we have kids still at home, so there would be constraints on my time/freedom anyway. Just seems like a better option to defer it a bit. Wife is retired though, as of 2 years ago, so that removes a lot of stress/burden from my time outside of work anyway. She takes care of most of life's administrative bullshit
2. When did you hear about FIRE and started planning for it?
I started saving for retirement early in about 1999, but didn't realize how early it was possible to retire until about 2007. I started tracking my numbers in earnest in 2012.
3. Top 3 goals
a) Enjoy my hobbies while having the time and energy to put towards them that I currently do working. Camping, cooking, canoeing, building things, gardening, board gaming, ...
b) Travel with Wife. Probably will buy a camper van.
c) Get healthier - more light activity, less sitting.