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The FIRE Budget

October 15, 2026

Two panels. 'My FIRE budget': a smiling Johnny checks off housing, food and travel and says 'Early retirement, here I come!' 'Then I priced health insurance': his screen shows $1,400/month in red, his coffee spills, and he gasps '...One more year.' — Every FIRE plan has a boss fight. Mine is health insurance.

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