Reading the blogs of the new ‘FIRE’ crowd makes me see the new crowd is young and makes big bucks right out of the gate. What if you aren’t a high dollar earner? Is there still hope for those who desire to FIRE but aren’t earning the salaries of engineers or techies right out of college? What if you are a nurse and a landscaper for example? And you live in a city with high rent? How do those young couples even hope to start a family, have a decent place to live, and save enough to ‘FIRE’? Is it possible to be a W2 employee for your career in a middle income job TODAY and have no side hustle- and even hope to have one stay at home parent- and still FIRE? ( asking for a very close family member)