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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.

The podcast will appeal to listeners of the Money Gains Podcast, the Martin Lewis Podcast and the Meaningful Money Personal Finance Podcast. We also have a helpful wiki covering a lot of the FIRE concepts here:


https://www.thefireplace.info/wiki

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Episodes
  • Mike's Story - All the Good Bits

    Mike's Story - All the Good Bits
    Mar 30 2026

    In this magazine format episode, we cover the introduction of new low-cost investing platforms in the News section: are these useful for those planning for financial independence and FIRE and how do they compete with existing platforms?

    In the main section Andy interviews Mike about his FIRE journey. When did the penny drop that you could live off your investments? And what did he then do about it?

    And in the Q&A we talk about what tasks investors should be undertaking at the end of the tax year and whether it is a good idea to invest while there is a war underway in the Middle East?
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    33 mins
  • The Basics of Investing and FIRE

    The Basics of Investing and FIRE
    Mar 30 2026

    Here we ask: what is FIRE? How does it work? How can you expect to reach financial independence and early retirement?

    This 15 minute introduction covers the basics for people to whom FIRE and investing is new territory.
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    15 mins
  • Intro

    Intro
    Mar 30 2026

    Here we cover the goals of our podcast and how it fits in with the fire place community, along with what the hosts Andy and Mike bring to the party.

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    12 mins
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