FIRE: The Mini-Retirement
The concept of the mini-retirement runs counter to many of the supposed principles of the FIRE movement. We are supposed to put our heads down, tighten our belts, and dream of a future far, far away, when we will be free. This concept presupposes that happiness and freedom are only truly accessible once we reach our ‘number.’ This is problematic. On the other side, many espouse a mini-retirement, or even a series of mini-retirements, à la Tim Ferriss who, in…