FIRE in His 40s After Living Paycheck to Paycheck for Years w/Tae Kim [Video]

FIRE in your 40s after living paycheck to paycheck for years? Yep, it’s possible, and it’s the surprising path that Tae Kim, now a personal finance expert, took. Tae, better known as the “Financial Tortoise” on YouTube, wasn’t the fastest on the path to financial independence—but that was never the point. To Tae, you don’t need to be the quickest to win the money game. All you need is time, perseverance, and a little self-restraint to reach early retirement and financial freedom!

In today’s FIRE Show, Tae shares how he and his wife went from paycheck to paycheck to becoming “quiet” millionaires by making small, simple, but significant steps to make money work for them. He’ll also share how to implement the “FIRE framework” into your life so you can start saving and investing to eventually reach financial independence. But what’s Tae investing in that’s allowing him to live life as a full-time YouTuber and millionaire? He shares the EXACT index fund he picked to park his money in.

If you’re tired of working the endless forty-hour workweeks but think you’re too late on the path to FIRE, think again. Follow the slow and steady path like Tae, and you could be FIRE within just a few years!

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00:00 One Step Away from Financial Disaster!
03:41 Getting Out of Debt & Finding FIRE
06:12 Simple Steps Leading to FIRE
09:47 What Tae Invests In
11:26 Quitting His Job
15:11 Getting His Wife on Board
16:58 Biggest FIRE Takeaway
18:28 Connect with Tae!