{"id":164366,"date":"2025-09-23T18:07:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T18:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/164366\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T18:07:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T18:07:21","slug":"meet-the-people-who-save-aggressively-to-retire-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/164366\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the people who save aggressively to retire early"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>For the best listening experience and to never miss an episode, subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/podcasts\/the-decibel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Decibel<\/a> on your favourite podcast app or platform: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-decibel\/id1565410296?utm_source=globeandmail&amp;utm_medium=podcastepisodepage&amp;utm_campaign=decibel_mkt\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3qYDbRr9geEsFkkwkq3oeL?utm_source=globeandmail&amp;utm_medium=podcastepisodepage&amp;utm_campaign=decibel_mkt\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/41787d0e-cbd2-4d33-96e5-506ca588241b\/the-decibel?utm_source=globeandmail&amp;utm_medium=podcastepisodepage&amp;utm_campaign=decibel_mkt\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-the-decibel-81650306\/?utm_source=globeandmail&amp;utm_medium=podcastepisodepage&amp;utm_campaign=decibel_mkt\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iHeartRadio<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/6yr6jcgb?utm_source=globeandmail&amp;utm_medium=podcastepisodepage&amp;utm_campaign=decibel_mkt\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pocket Casts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLjt27UiMlbQXaZvGPVS3iacAbBQrebVmS\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Would you work <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/investing\/personal-finance\/retirement\/article-this-26-year-old-works-two-full-time-jobs-aiming-to-retire-in-her-30s\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two full-time jobs<\/a> and live off of ramen noodles if it meant you could retire at 35? That\u2019s the image many people have of people who follow the FIRE path \u2014 which stands for \u201cfinancial independence, retire early.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">In early September, Globe retirement reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/authors\/meera-raman\/page\/1\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meera Raman<\/a> and Decibel producer Michal Stein went to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/investing\/personal-finance\/retirement\/article-fire-movement-workforce-summer-camp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">retreat at a camp near Toronto<\/a> to find out how they make it all work. Today, Meera is on the show to talk about what she learned from some of the most devoted FIRE followers from around North America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Questions? Comments? Ideas? 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