BiggerPockets Real Estate · October 28, 2026 · 39m

The New FIRE Movement That Includes Rentals w/Paula Pant

Afford Anything’s Paula Pant presents her new “FIIRE” (Financial Independence, Including Real Estate) framework as an upgrade to traditional FIRE. She explains how building a small portfolio of paid-off rental properties allowed her to achieve true time freedom without extreme frugality. The discussion covers why earning more matters more than pinching pennies, the role of index funds alongside real estate, and the need to rewire your mindset around money before you can build lasting wealth.

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FIIRE: Financial Independence, Including Real Estate

Paula Pant introduces FIIRE, a version of financial independence that includes rental properties instead of relying solely on extreme savings and index funds.

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You Cannot Save Your Way to Wealth

Paula Pant argues that the traditional FIRE focus on extreme frugality is misguided; true financial independence comes from growing your income, not just shrinking your spending.

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