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FIRE Insider
Personal thoughts on financial independence, retiring early, and the FIRE community from Chris & Jenni at TicTocLife.
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If you've been keeping up with our most recent posts, you'll know that we've had something occupying a lot of our time recently. Well, really since roughly 2023!
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We just published our first post that explores what's been going on. And, it's a lot. We'll have a series on the whole topic in the coming weeks and months. This latest post represents the first in the series. Here is a really big clue:
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Yep! That's our 28 week baby's ultrasound. Jenni is doing great and still managing plenty of exercise despite her quickly growing belly. We don't (and won't!) know the gender. Needless to say, we're very excited.
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But before we get into all the lovely details of how we went from infertility beginning in 2023 to today, we wanted to share how we arrived at the decision. And that's the topic of our latest post: What FIRE Really Gave Us: A Path to Parenthood.
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Our monthly FIRE budget update should be out before the end of February, too. Don't worry, things on the blog will remain focused on FIRE. But, we'll (soon) have another person represented in our spreadsheets and updates.
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Thank you for joining us on this financial independence journey and seeing how life has been shaped by our decisions. We're hope you're just as excited to see the next chapter unfold as we are!
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Our latest posts —
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In case you missed one, here are our most recent three posts:
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A big, strong Lukas made his way into the world with our Doula by our side and healthy Jenni after a long labor!
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Last Month Before Baby (Apr. 2026)
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Our latest monthly FIRE budget: A $250K net worth swing, motherhood charities, and our last month as a family of two!
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Huge Investment Bonuses & Home Repair (Mar. 2026)
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See how we earned a whopping $11K+ in bank bonuses, read how our baby prep continues, and come vote for a nature conservation charity we'll donate to!
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