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Fat FIRE calculator — early retirement without cutting back

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Retiring early without downgrading your life

Fat FIRE is the opposite of the minimalist route — you want to retire early AND keep a comfortable lifestyle (holidays, a decent house, no spreadsheet at the restaurant). That means a much bigger number, and timing matters more than people realise because you're funding a long, high-spend retirement. This calculator shows whether your plan actually supports the lifestyle you have in mind, across the full stretch.

Put in your age, savings and target, set your spending honestly (this is the one people lowball), and see what a comfortable drawdown looks like over 35+ years. Just try it — no signup, no bank login. Then run the survival test, because a fat budget is exactly the kind a bad early market can erode.

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Common questions

How much do I need for Fat FIRE?
Again it comes down to spending: at $100k a year comfortable, roughly 25x is about $2.5M as a rough anchor. But your real number depends on your plan — put it in above.
What's the difference between Fat FIRE and regular FIRE?
Same idea (enough invested to stop working), just aimed at a higher, more comfortable spending level — so a bigger pot and a bit more sensitivity to timing and inflation.
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