Playing with FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early): How Far Would You Go for Financial Freedom?

What if a happier life was only a few simple choices away?

A successful entrepreneur living in Southern California, Scott Rieckens had built a “dream life”: a happy marriage, a two-year-old daughter, a membership to a boat club, and a BMW in the driveway. But underneath the surface, Scott was creatively stifled, depressed, and overworked trying to help pay for his family’s beach-town lifestyle. Then one day, Scott listened to a podcast interview that changed everything. Five months later, he had quit his job, convinced his family to leave their home, and cut their expenses in half. Follow Scott and his family as they devote everything to FIRE (financial independence retire early), a subculture obsessed with maximizing wealth and happiness. Filled with inspiring case studies and powerful advice, Playing with FIRE is one family’s journey to acquire the one thing that money can’t buy: a simpler — and happier — life.

Based on the documentary

• The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free life
• Choose FI: Your Blueprint to Financial Independence
• Quit Like a Millionaire: No Gimmicks, Luck, or Trust Fund Required
• Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence: Fully Revised and Updated for 2018
• Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way
• Meet the Frugalwoods: Achieving Financial Independence Through Simple Living
• Financial Freedom: A Proven Path to All the Money You Will Ever Need
• Early Retirement Extreme: A philosophical and practical guide to financial independence
• How To Retire Early: Your Guide to Getting Rich Slowly and Retiring on Less
• Retire Early with Real Estate: How Smart Investing Can Help You Escape the 9-5 Grind and Do More of What Matters