Susan Cesarini retired at 50 after embracing the principles of the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement. However, during the pandemic, she felt a lack of purpose and reopened her cat grooming business, aiming for a balanced life. Alongside her work, she teaches her grandchildren essential financial principles, hoping to instill lessons on savings and investments. Cesarini’s story mirrors a broader trend among FIRE followers who reconsider retirement, often finding greater fulfillment in continued work and guiding younger generations toward financial literacy.
Once I discovered FIRE, I knew that my grandkids needed to learn about this stuff, not just by watching me, but by me telling them to save.
Many FIRE followers have told BI they felt retirement was overrated and returned to work. Some are taking slower approaches to retiring a few years early instead of in their 30s.
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