What is Independently Poor?
Words have power.
You might have heard that someone, maybe a bit smugly, mentioned that he is “independently wealthy” or “independently rich.”
This is a way of saying said person doesn’t need a job to earn money, they have enough money to live off. Possibly from an inheritance, a past job, or winning the lottery.
Being independently poor is my philosophy that you can live almost as free and wild and spirited and worry-free, but without having the big stash of money tucked away somewhere.
I call this ✨independently poor✨
An anti-FIRE manifest
You might have heard from FIRE. It stands for Financially Independent, Retired Early. It’s a snobbish way of saying you started working at Google or Microsoft as a highly-sought-after (read: overpaid) programmer.
And it’s a way of saying you raked in at least $100.000 per year while living rent-free in your parents basement without a social life (read: without big spendings) and without anything in life worth spending money on.
The Independently Poor lifestyle is quite different, and more attainable to normal people from all walks of life.
To explain how one can live a full life on modest means I’ve decided to keep this blog and share my tips and tricks with you, dear sweet reader.
We will have a blast!