Most people plan their finances FORWARD. But the Stoics would tell you to plan BACKWARD from death. It’s a bit morbid — but it can help you buy your life back, one year at a time. 💀 “Working Backward from Death” — new FIRE BTC drop. 👉

💀 Working Backward from Death

FIRE BTC #50 - How a Stoic thought experiment can reframe your path to financial independence.

If you can… 👶 raise a child 🚘 drive a car 📖 read this post …you can self-custody your bitcoin.

One re-frame that can make your FIRE journey easier: Fund your last year first! If you’re 40 and expect to live until age 95, you only need to save ~$5k at 5% real annual return to cover $80k of expenses. That’s bite-sized savings.

My dad paid $156 for tuition for a semester of college in 1971 🤯

New ATH last night, eh?

Would you take $1,000/week for life… or $1M upfront today? One of those choices turns a lottery win into generational wealth. The other guarantees mediocrity. 👉 Full breakdown in my latest FIRE BTC post:

😔 The Most Depressing Lottery Win Ever

FIRE BTC #49 – The state of financial education is rekt