I discovered the FIRE community way back when ERE was still posting. I saw one of Jacob's guest post or interview on some blog I followed at the time. I thought it was a cool idea but certainly not something I could pull off. Then I saw a post detailing his budget and realized that if I paid off my student loans and trimmed some dumb spending my numbers were just a bit higher than his.

That started my journey towards FIRE and 2 years ago I retired. Ive been puttering around the house and yard working on small projects and decompressing. I was just starting to feel inspired to tackle some bucket list things when my mom started needing more help with day to day life. So my retirement plans have taken a pretty drastic hit. I joined here to help me refocus and find some inspiration for a more home bound FIRE.