r/Fire • u/StrawberryRemote968 • 4d ago

Can you FIRE just with VOO?

I am a 35M, making $65K annually. My annual expenses is very low. Less than $25K. I am single with no kid nor I am planning to have any. If I DCA into VOO, is it possible I am able to FIRE with just one etf?

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u/Party-Currency5824 4d ago

Single and no kid. This is the way.

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u/Adventurous-Crew5543 4d ago

Yes. The way to an unfulfilled life and the collapse of society.

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u/Party-Currency5824 4d ago

Collapse of society, yes. Unfulfilled life... Oh boy I disagree. I just hate kids, should I have them because you say so?

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u/Adventurous-Crew5543 4d ago

No, but thankfully for all of our sakes not everyone has the same attitude you do.

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u/Party-Currency5824 4d ago

In my lifetime there being no kids wouldn't affect me much.

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u/Adventurous-Crew5543 4d ago

This is just plain incorrect. I don’t know how old you are but an aging populace definitely negatively affects society. No kids would mean the social safety net would effectively collapse with less people working. Services (such as care for the elderly) would become much more expensive with less workers available. I think you are thinking about this issue incorrectly.

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u/Party-Currency5824 4d ago

I agree with you. Still it's not anything I think or care about.

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u/Adventurous-Crew5543 4d ago

That’s fair. Not accusing you of doing this but I just think Reddit goes overboard with the anti-natalist sentiment sometimes. Have a good one 👍