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Netflix Passes on Playing With FIRE

at EDT by Joshua Holt

From an email to supporters: “Netflix passed on Playing with FIRE”, the documentary about the financial independence movement.

“After 3 years of hard work, long hours, putting our personal journey on screen for everyone to see, we missed on our ultimate goal.”

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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– A man on the street

“Concise. Relevant. To the point. FIREwire is the first site I check in the morning and the last site I check before I go to bed.”

– Joshua’s mother

“I intend to fill this with real testimonials in the future. Until then, I’ll write sentences about how I’ve always wanted a curated collection of the personal finance, investing and financial independence news of the day and I hope this site scratches that itch.”

– Joshua Holt