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the fire place

the fire place

By: Mike and Andy
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This podcast is part of the fire place project which discusses investing for financial independence and early retirement (FIRE) from a UK perspective. Episodes are in a magazine format and contain items about recent news, interviews with guests, and Q&A sessions. We also have a helpful wiki covering a lot of the FIRE concepts here: https://www.thefireplace.info/wiki ⁠⁠Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/thefireplaceMike and Andy Economics Personal Finance
Episodes
  • 20. The Retirement Funding Timeline

    20. The Retirement Funding Timeline
    Jul 10 2026

    Following earlier episodes on 'bridging' (#10) and how pensions work (#12) we take a deep dive into a typical retirement journey from work to early retirement and beyond.

    In this we look at: using ISAs to fund the period from retirement until access to a company pension or SIPP; then drawing down from that pension; incorporating a defined benefit pension and whether to take it early; and then dealing with the state pension.

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    37 mins
  • 19. FIRE for the self-employed: an interview with Anne-Marie and David

    19. FIRE for the self-employed: an interview with Anne-Marie and David
    Jun 23 2026

    Does running a business make FIRE easier as the tools and skills are transferable? Or does it make it harder as businesses take up so much of your time? For this episode we're talking to Anne-Marie and David who own and manage two businesses.

    We talk about how they first heard about FIRE and what their future goals are, along with managing a healthy work/life balance including managing employees. We also cover the parallels between running a business and managing your family finances and the differences between saving for retirement as an employee and as a company director.

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    40 mins
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