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Dexter Zhuang achieved Coast FIRE by increasing income and reducing expenses.Moving to countries with a lower cost of living increased his savings rate.He believes that anyone can use a form of ‘geo-arbitrage’ to keep more of their income.Dexter Zhuang achieved what’s known as “Coast FIRE” — an offshoot of the…
Dexter Zhuang achieved Coast FIRE, meaning he doesn’t have to continue saving for retirement. He determined his ‘number’ using an online calculator that considers things like age and spending.Zhuang used conservative estimates for future expenses and is planning for potential family costs.Dexter Zhuang doesn’t have his eyes set on early…
Trump’s Office of Personnel Management asked federal agencies to make lists of employees they could fire.Impacted employees would include those who have been in their roles for under two years.Employees in probationary periods can be fired without triggering their right to appeal.President Donald Trump’s administration is asking federal agencies to…
Captain RK Smithley flies McDonnell Douglas DC-10 fire bombers for New Mexico-based 10Tanker.Smithley dropped red fire retardant over the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles.Mountainous terrain, winds, busy air traffic, and drones have complicated the mission.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Captain RK Smithley, a pilot…
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -The mother of a woman who was killed the Los Angeles-area Eaton (NYSE:) Fire on Friday sued Southern California Edison in what may be the first death-related case brought against the electric utility in connection with the disaster. Multiple fires that began to burn…
By Laila Kearney and Tim McLaughlin NEW YORK (Reuters) – State utility regulators will vote Thursday on Southern California Edison’s wildfire-mitigation plan, which safety auditors have said does not properly assess the risk of blazes during extreme winds, filings show. SCE’s updated 2025 wildfire-mitigation plan before the California Commission carries…
Officials warn the Los Angeles fires aren’t over yet.Though winds are forecast to die down this week, they could pick up again next week.The fires have burned through 40,000 acres and could have caused up to $275 billion in damage.Los Angeles officials said Wednesday that they’d generally been able to…
A Los Angeles County official criticized GoFundMe, citing a large fee for a donation she made.The official, however, was likely mistaken about the size of the fee.The moment illustrated the heightened emotions among those fighting the fires in Los Angeles County.A Los Angeles County official publicly criticized GoFundMe on Saturday…
We had just moved to Colorado when the Marshall fire happened in 2021.My family evacuated to a nearby hotel, and the community rallied in the coming weeks and months.Here’s what I learned from the experience and how I prepare in case of another fire.Three months after our family moved to…
The Los Angeles firestorms show how quickly wildfires can turn into urban fires.Flying embers, not direct flames, often ignite homes first.Homeowners can mitigate fire risk by maintaining a clear perimeter around their properties.The firestorms razing Los Angeles show how quickly wildfires can turn into devastating urban conflagrations.Two fire management experts…
