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The FIRE Exit
Glossary

25× rule

The flip side of the 4% rule: save 25 times your annual spending, and 4% of that pot covers one year of costs. It is a fast way to turn a spending figure into a target number.

What it means for you

Multiply your yearly spend by 25 for a rough finish line, and by more if you want a wider safety margin.

Read the thinkingThe number The maths from the talk: how big the pot, why I count thirty times spending rather than twenty-five, and what I actually hold. Still not advice — just my own sums, shown.

Every term, in plain English, on one page — the full glossary. Education, not advice.

Bring me a challenge.

The Exit Audit, then ninety minutes: a straight verdict, real alternatives with their pros and cons, and your first move. If you want someone to nod along, I’m the wrong person to pay.

How the sessions work

Ninety minutes, online, €600 — the Exit Audit included.