Sarah Lesselbaum, a 44-year-old from Delray Beach, Florida, joined the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement in 2018 and turned her life around financially and personally. Earning over $70,000 through part-time work and a mobile notary business, she found motivation to save and invest wisely. The discovery of the FIRE community helped her set concrete financial goals and ultimately gain the confidence to pursue entrepreneurship, despite initial worries about leaving a stable job. She emphasizes that early retirement is attainable for those not just in high-income brackets.
I wanted to quit as quickly as possible. I never thought it was possible before this and was convinced I would have to work into my sixties.
I began tracking my net worth and spending. I also started investing more seriously. I had gotten poor investment advice from my bosses at work.
Meeting people who had retired early and understanding the calculations behind early retirement gave me the confidence to start my own business.
Understanding the math helped me realize that retiring early is not just for people making six figures.
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