Burned

When Andy Hill first came across the FIRE movement through podcasts, it seemed to offer a solution to a major problem in his life.”I felt so passionate about leaving my corporate job. I was missing out on my kids growing up,” Hill, whose marketing career involved long days and travel,…

Jona Dunning spent years climbing the corporate ladder and saving aggressively to retire early. Loading audio narration… He worked in finance in Seattle, living with his wife and two kids. The job was demanding but well-paid, and he saw it as a path to financial independence.”I realized that the paychecks…

Jennie Young is a professor of rhetoric and women-and-gender studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Loading audio narration… I created the Burned Haystack Dating Method to help women survive dating apps — then I stopped dating altogether.As the method went viral, moderating fast-growing online communities on top of my…