Playing with FIRE

Outline

Playing with FIRE (2019) tells the story of Scott Rieckens and his family’s journey toward financial independence and early retirement, known as FIRE. After realising that their busy, expensive lifestyle was not making them happy, they cut costs, saved aggressively, and rethought what truly mattered. The book explains the principles of the FIRE movement and shares lessons from people who have pursued it.

• Scott Rieckens and his family pursued financial independence and early retirement after seeing that their busy, expensive lifestyle was not making them happy.
• Cutting costs and saving aggressively are the core moves the family used to work toward financial independence.
• The family stopped and asked what truly mattered to them, then let that answer guide how they spent money.
• The book explains the principles of the FIRE movement, which aims at financial independence and early retirement.
• It also shares lessons from other people who have pursued FIRE, not only the author's own story.

Scott Rieckens is an American entrepreneur and filmmaker who became known for documenting his family’s pursuit of financial independence. His experience led to both the book Playing with FIRE and a documentary film of the same name. He speaks about intentional living and financial freedom.