I enjoyed this movie. It was a fun introduction to FIRE, without being overly heavy or technical. This movie showcased the emotional side of going through the FIRE process.
Playing with FIRE: The Documentary
2019
Documentary
Playing with FIRE: The Documentary
2019
Documentary
Plot summary
Playing with FIRE captures the truths and dispels the myths of the growing culture known as FIRE: Financial Independence Retire Early.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
August 25, 2023 at 07:36 PM
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Fun, lighthearted introduction to FIRE
Good Introduction to the FIRE movement
This film is a solid introduction to the FIRE movement and many of the leading voices in the FIRE community. The film does a good job of explaining the key concepts of FIRE in an approachable, easy to understand manner. The strongest and weakest part of the film was following one family in the process of changing their lifestyle to persue FIRE. Each step of their journey is interesting. The glimpses into the family's life show as the FIRE concepts in practice. However, because the film show glimpses into their life the documentary can feel jolting at times. Overall, a good documentary worth watching.
Solid story of a couple
This documentary follows the journey of a couple trying to achieve fire (financial independence, retire early) from nothing, while they upend their big-spending and relatively luxurious life to live a more simple life with hopes of saving up enough money to retire early. As someone that is aware of FIRE movement, I was a little worried that the documentary would focus more on the math and strategy of how to fire (which is a little boring to most people). It briefly touches on that, but the really interesting part is the psychological and emotional ramifications of switching from a high cost of living to low cost of living lifestyle, especially when maybe not everyone is 100% sold on the plan, and this documentary captured that very well. I'd recommend it to anyone.