News Summary

• Jason and Julia are part of the growing FIRE movement: to be financially independent and retire early.
• The plan is to make their money last as long as possible by moving to a lower-cost country such as Malaysia, Vietnam or Thailand.
• With their current portfolio, they will need $86,000 a year before tax to provide them with a greater margin of safety.
• Ed Rempel, a fee-for-service financial planner and blogger, said they may want to continue saving and retire in years when Jason is 43 and Julia is 40.