About us
Welcome!
We're a Colorado social group loosely organized around the FIRE community (Financial Independence Retire Early), although mainly that's just an excuse to meet interesting, thoughtful new people.
Because of this, our events are pretty varied and random in theme. But in general we tend to do things that are positive and healthy for both us and for the world at large. Come out and join the conversation!
We also have our own "Headquarters" building in Downtown Longmont which is open to people really looking to join something cool - you can learn more at https://www.theficollective.com/
Note: this group is a strictly non-commercial place for the free exchange of ideas. To serve that purpose, all members have access to a group-wide discussion board and other tools to foster open communication. However, using the provided group communication tools to promote your product or service offerings to our members is unacceptable and may result in removal from this group upon review by our Organizers.
Upcoming events
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RockPaperScissors Tournament/Fundraiser in support of PanCAN
MMM HQ Coworking, 712 Main St, Longmont, CO, USJoin us for a RockPaperScissors Tournament/Fundraiser in support of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) on March 28th from 3-6 PM.
In November of 2020, Doug’s mother, Flora, passed away after a 1 year battle with pancreatic cancer. To honor her memory, we are participating in Purple Stride, the annual fundraiser in support of PANCAN.
If you would like to support this fundraiser, here’s what you can do.
Step 1: Donate to TeamFLORA! Link to donate.
Step 2: RSVP to this event
Step 3: As a thank you for your donation, please come for snacks, drinks (BYO is fine as well), and a fun Rock Paper Scissors tournament (optional) at the FI Collective. You can also come and just hang out if you don’t want to one-two-three-shoot! Feel free to wear purple in support of Purple Stride.10 attendees
Sunday Morning Discussions: Rich, Broke, or Dead
East Simpson Coffee Company, 201 E Simpson St, Lafayette, CO, USThis discussion will be based on the following calculator, which highlights both the risk of running out of money during your life and the risk of running out of life before you've enjoyed your money:
https://engaging-data.com/will-money-last-retire-early/
Run your own numbers in the calculator and come discuss what your results made you think about. Here are some questions to consider, and feel free to bring your own questions for the group.
- When you run the calculator, which outcome worries you more:
running out of money before you die, or dying with a large amount left? Why? - What probability of running out of money would you personally consider acceptable?
- Do you think most people in the financial independence community are too conservative, about right, or not conservative enough with their withdrawal assumptions?
- How do you balance optimizing for lifetime experiences versus maximizing financial security?
- How much should we trust Monte Carlo–style simulations when planning retirement?
- What strategies could help people feel safer spending more earlier in retirement?
- If you discovered you were very likely to die with millions left, what would you change about your life right now?
Please note: The coffee shop kindly hosts us with the expectation that each attendee makes a purchase. Please plan accordingly.
Venue: East Simpson Coffee Company
Website: https://www.eastsimpsoncoffee.com/
Please note, we will be meeting upstairs instead of the side building this time.30 attendees- When you run the calculator, which outcome worries you more:
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