Are FIREd Folks Brain Wired Differently?

[ziggy29]

I don't know that it's "wiring." I just think folks driven by FIRE prefer the good feeling of financial independence and what it brings to quality of life over the fleeting "feeling" they get from buying more and more stuff.

I know I tend to look at potential large purchases now in terms of how much more indentured servitude to my employers it will bring me. A new car? Three more years of servitude. A big flat screen TV? Another three months of servitude. All the work I'd like to have done on the house? Five years of servitude.

And when I look at it that way, the "stuff" that seems so alluring loses a lot of its appeal.

 

[freebird5825]

Just like my father! Only he made that walk barefoot and carried extra books (or so he told us).

was that before or after chopping wood ?

 

[Arc]

I'm in the camp that says upbringing is major factor. My parents are the epitome of frugal and although I spend more freely, the "pay yourself first" mentality is a fundamental part of who I am. Can only hope that I am passing it along to my kids.