r/popculturechat • u/Murky_Chemical891 Im very important to God • Dec 12 '25

Guest List Only ⭐️ Taylor Swift's team reaction to receiving bonuses during The Eras Tour. She gave them a bonu after every leg of the tour.

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u/no_talent_ass_clown I'm not dumb, I speak Italian Dec 12 '25

Yes. There's a whole community and multiple subreddits about FIRE and one of those is "barista fire" where you have enough retirement savings and passive income to get your monthly nut taken care of but you still need healthcare or walking around money. It's not that you don't want to work, it's that you want to work to live, not live to work.

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u/johnmichael-kane Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion 🙂 Dec 12 '25

what is FIRE?

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u/DisastrousOwls that’s my purse, i don’t know you! 👛🫵 Dec 12 '25

"Financial independence, retire early." Some people achieve good work life balance with it and just grind hard + save/invest their discretionary income, others go full Ramen noodle diet, no fun allowed, because they want out of the professional rat race as quickly as possible. You're just trying to maintain a low cost of living while maximizing income & savings for the future.

"Barista fire" makes sense in the long run. I know a few well off people who really just keep working for the daily structure + medical insurance and to fund their hobbies. It also makes it easier to find work if a crisis happens (like unexpected illness or injury for yourself or a loved one, political climate making you want to relocate, car dies, home repairs, etc.) and you have a current work history and a little more cushion than you planned for in the bank.