From Corporate Life to FIRE: A 3-Year Reflection

Three years ago, on July 19, 2019, my wife and I said goodbye to our corporate careers. It was a bittersweet moment, filled with excitement for our new chapter and nostalgia for the combined 25 years we'd spent working for a company whose investment products are beloved by the FIRE community. As we turned in our badges that sunny day, we knew we were stepping into a life of freedom and possibilities. Saying Farewell to a Legend One of our last acts before leaving was to pay tribute to Mr. John (Jack) Bogle, the founder of Vanguard, who had passed away just six months earlier. We visited his statue in Morgan Court, not just to say goodbye but to express our gratitude. Mr. Bogle's vision had created the low-cost investment vehicles that