Memento mori · Memento vivere
Embrace life’s impermanence.
Live fully now.
Why prolong a miserable wage-slave existence for a few extra years of senility? SuicideFIRE is a thought experiment, a philosophy, and — for some — a financial plan. Walk away with your dignity intact.
Three threads
Financial Independence
The math of walking away. FIRE numbers, withdrawal rates, and what “enough” actually means when the finish line isn’t ninety-five.
Life Choices
Stoicism, mortality, and what the Greeks already knew. How accepting an end-date can make every day before it sharper.
Resources
Calculators, reading lists, and the few podcasts worth your time. Tools to model the trade you’re contemplating.
Recent essays
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Couples Who Retire at Different Times Need Two Plans
A staggered retirement can reduce risk and create resentment. The financial plan and the household plan must be designed together.
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FIRE With Children: Model the Expensive Years, Not an Average Child
Children do not cost one smooth annual average. A useful FIRE plan models childcare, education, healthcare, and launch costs on an actual timeline.
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How Much Flexibility Is Worth One More Year of Work?
One more working year adds savings, market time, and a shorter retirement. It also costs one of your healthiest remaining years.
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Rule of 55 vs. 72(t): Two Escape Hatches, Different Traps
Both strategies can unlock retirement money before 59½, but one depends on your final employer and the other demands a rigid payment schedule.