Why FIRE? Prompts
Before optimising spreadsheets, it helps to know what kind of Tuesday you're optimising for. These prompts are meant to be journaled with, not solved.
What would you actually do on a random Tuesday if money was solved?
Design your default day, not your dream vacation.
Which expenses genuinely buy you peace, and which buy you noise?
Circle the ones that calm your nervous system.
If you had to remove one obligation from your week, what would it be?
Subtraction is often more honest than addition.
Whose version of FIRE are you accidentally chasing?
Internet strangers, or something that fits your life?
If work was optional, would you still ship things?
FIRE doesn't have to mean never building again.
What are you secretly afraid might not change, even after FIRE?
You take your brain with you.
Try picking one prompt a week, writing a messy page about it, and then revisiting your numbers. The math often looks different after the questions.