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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A Memento FIRE Case Study: Lena, 42, $310K
Lena, 42, software engineer in Seattle, $310k saved. Hates her job. The conventional FIRE math says she’s stuck for 8 more years. The Memento FIRE math says she leaves in March.
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The Place Test: Can Your City Support the Life You Want?
Before moving after FIRE, test whether a place supports your ordinary week, not just your vacation mood.
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The Partner Veto: When One Person Is Ready for FIRE and the Other Is Not
A household can hit the number and still not be ready if one partner feels dragged into a risk they did not choose.
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The Identity Emergency Fund
After work ends, the emergency may not be financial. It may be the sudden absence of a self you knew how to perform.