FIRE = Financial Independence Recreational Incarceration.
Quoting @StableInvestor: "FIRE people read this - an amazing idea to extend your FIRE portfolio longevity. 😂😂"
You could spend 30-40 years becoming very good at something, only to discover that some of your success depended on the environment in which you were operating.
We may spend decades becoming good at investing under a particular set of conditions, without realising how much those conditions have contributed to our success.
These observations led me to publish the article “Fighting the Last War”, which discusses how investors often chase outdated strategies instead of adapting to changing market environments.
On 2026-10-05 at 09:59 UTC I posted on X a short note that opened with the line: “The ultimate purpose of financial security is not to protect us from life. It is to give us enough strength to participate in it fully.” The post announced my new article “The High Price of Feeling Safe” and included the short URL https://t.co/3j1OMAg56m.
vishal-khandelwal.x_post_oct2026.timestamp = 2026-10-05 09:59 UTC
vishal-khandelwal.x_post_oct2026.quote = "The ultimate purpose of financial security is not to protect us from life. It is to give us enough strength to participate in it fully."
vishal-khandelwal.x_post_oct2026.url = https://t.co/3j1OMAg56m
vishal-khandelwal.x_post_oct2026.article_title = The High Price of Feeling Safe