Trey 5 months ago

Most people plan their finances FORWARD. But the Stoics would tell you to plan BACKWARD from death. It’s a bit morbid — but it can help you buy your life back, one year at a time. 💀 “Working Backward from Death” — new FIRE BTC drop. 👉

💀 Working Backward from Death

FIRE BTC #50 - How a Stoic thought experiment can reframe your path to financial independence.

Trey 5 months ago

If you can… 👶 raise a child 🚘 drive a car 📖 read this post …you can self-custody your bitcoin.

Trey 5 months ago

One re-frame that can make your FIRE journey easier: Fund your last year first! If you’re 40 and expect to live until age 95, you only need to save ~$5k at 5% real annual return to cover $80k of expenses. That’s bite-sized savings.

Trey 6 months ago

My dad paid $156 for tuition for a semester of college in 1971 🤯

Trey 6 months ago

New ATH last night, eh?

Trey 6 months ago

Would you take $1,000/week for life… or $1M upfront today? One of those choices turns a lottery win into generational wealth. The other guarantees mediocrity. 👉 Full breakdown in my latest FIRE BTC post:

😔 The Most Depressing Lottery Win Ever

FIRE BTC #49 – The state of financial education is rekt

Trey 6 months ago

One thing I’ve found difficult with FIRE is learning how to spend the value I’ve saved. You delay gratification for so long, then feel uneasy and nervous about spending it down. Spending is a muscle that must be built, just like saving.

Trey 6 months ago

The historical 4-year cycle pattern is nearing its end date. Will history repeat, or is the 4-year cycle dead? Bitcoin surpassing $240k in Q4 would put the diminishing returns narrative to bed and keep the cycle alive. From the recent @_Checkɱate 🔑⚡🌋☢️🛢️ report with Unchained:

Trey 6 months ago

This week’s issue of FIRE BTC is staged. I’m digging into the math behind this lady’s tragic lottery win. Hit subscribe so you don’t miss it! firebtc.substack.com/subscribe

Trey 6 months ago

FIRE folks pretend to be investors lol

Trey 6 months ago

“You can’t live in a bitcoin” No shit! What the hell does that have to do with saving for the long-term???

Trey 6 months ago

Rally, Chop, Rally, Chop, Rally, Chop... @_Checkɱate 🔑⚡🌋☢️🛢️ : "These semi-regular periods of chopsolidation are an important signal that the Bitcoin market is maturing and evolving, as volatility capture strategies proliferate, and institutional interest becomes an increasingly dominant feature"

Trey 6 months ago

We don’t need more houses. We need to stop encouraging houses to be used as financial assets. The money is broken. Fix the money, fix the world.

Trey 6 months ago

Diversification is a big word that means less bitcoin.

Trey 6 months ago

Sell your real estate for bitcoin! No more - leaky roofs - annoying tenants - clogged toilets …all while still underperforming 🫠

Trey 6 months ago

Trillions of dollars of wealth will transfer from the Baby Boomers to younger generations. They are digitally native and much more likely to find bitcoin valuable.

Trey 6 months ago

There has been a lot of chop and basing higher for bitcoin in 2025. Don't forget: this thing can move VERY QUICKLY when it breaks free. Cash on the sideline is risky.

Trey 6 months ago

Have you stacked hard enough to feel comfortable when bitcoin makes a new all time high?

Trey 6 months ago

Remember when they lied about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and then started two 20-year wars?

Trey 6 months ago

Good morning. Bitcoin will be just fine. Thank you for your attention to this matter.