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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Financial Independence for People Who Do Not Hate Their Jobs
FIRE is not only an escape hatch. For people who like their work, it can become leverage instead of disappearance.
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The Boredom Plan: What Happens When Freedom Gets Quiet
Boredom after FIRE is not proof that retirement failed. It is often the first honest silence after years of noise.
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A Portfolio Is Not a Permission Slip
Some people reach their number and still wait for an authority figure to tell them they are allowed to live differently.
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The “Never Again” List: What FIRE Is Really Buying
A “never again” list may reveal more about your financial independence target than any dream board.