What r/fatFIRE is talking about this week

I was thinking about investment strategies for an already retired person this morning after yesterday’s wipe out. When I retired on January 1 of this year, one of my good friends tried to talk me...

Hi everyone, I'm thinking of superfunding 529s for each of my two kids. We live in NYC and have already maxed out the $10k/year deduction by contributing via the NY Direct plan. For any additional...

Hi everyone, M48, divorced, single father to an 8-year-old (shared custody). My company is currently struggling and between a toxic environment and potential layoffs, I may be out of a job soon....

I want to sell a stock position of around $10M. GS and JPM quote 0.10% for a block trade or a market placement through their trading desks. On IBKR I could sell for almost nothing using one of...

Mentor Monday is your place to discuss relevant early-stage topics, including career advice questions, 'rate my plan' posts, and more numbers-based topics such as 'can I afford XYZ?'. The thread...

Early/mid 50s couple, withdrawal rate is about 2%. Could creep higher, but unlikely to ever go over 3%. I still work once/week or so, which funds about half the spend, can stop any time. I cut my...

Does anyone have recommendations for a mortgage broker or banker who does asset-based mortgages? This will be in California. My realtor gave me a rec, however their fees are very high so I want to...

I’m curious how other single FATFire people have approached choosing where to live. FATFIREd about 4 years ago and have been living pretty nomadically ever since, moving between different cities...

We are at high five figure NW in USD. I am perfectly satisfied with our investment situation, and, after quite a long time, our tax firm. However, the other aspects of a MFO are interesting to me....

This is partially about retirement in general, but I think it can be particularly impactful in RE situations. I was surprised to find that a friend of mine who retired at 55 still has his wife do...