What does it mean?
FIRE — Financial Independence, Retire Early — is the corpus at which your investments can cover your living expenses forever, so work becomes optional.
How does it work?
It estimates your annual expenses, applies the safe-withdrawal rule, and shows the corpus you need plus how far your current NetWorth has to go.
Formula:
FIRE Number = Annual Expenses × 25 (the 4% safe-withdrawal rule)
Years to FIRE depends on your savings rate and expected returns.
Example: If you spend ₹12 lakh a year, your FIRE number is about ₹3 crore. Once your NetWorth crosses it, you’re financially free.
FOLO Tip: FIRE is just a NetWorth target. FOLO shows you the live gap between where you are and your freedom number.