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The FIRE Exit
Glossary

Fat FIRE

Retiring early with a large portfolio that funds a comfortable or high-spending lifestyle rather than a bare-bones one. It needs a much bigger number, so it usually takes longer or a higher income to reach.

What it means for you

The choice for people who want early freedom without cutting back on how they live.

My take

When I retired I'd have told you this was me — coming off €3 a day on a bicycle, it felt like it. These days I know actual fat FIRE when I see it, and there are things in those lives I can't be bothered to work for. Call mine chubby, and happy with it.

See it in numbersWhat Kind of FIRE? Coast, barista, lean, full, fat — the five flavours of the exit, and your own number and date for each.

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.