FIREwire

America’s Best & Worst Cities for Early Retirement

at EDT by Joshua Holt

“Successful FIRE retirees anticipate supporting themselves with savings and investments for 30 or 40 years — or even longer, depending on how early they drop out of the workforce. With FIRE, it’s vitally important to choose a place to live that’s affordable enough to sustain financial independence for several decades,” writes James Ellis.

Bottom of the list: New York City.

About FIREwire

Joshua Holt is the founder of FIREwire, a site that aggregates personal finance, investing and financial independence stories. He is also the creator of Biglaw Investor.

Joshua spent more than a decade as a corporate lawyer in New York City representing sovereign nations and private equity clients in mergers & acquisitions.

He earned degrees from the University of Arkansas and Boston College, while also spending a year at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. He lives in Austin with his wife and son.

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