Fired Twice in 12 Months, Then He Did This
The Long Game by Mihir Shah
Episode notes
Most salaried people build their life around one assumption:
The salary will keep coming.
But what happens when it suddenly stops?
My guest Amaresh was fired twice in one year. The first time, he had a housing loan, EMIs, family responsibilities, and the shock of suddenly realizing that income is not permanent.
But instead of letting that break his financial plan, he rebuilt his life, created a clear financial freedom goal, upgraded his skills, increased his income, managed his risks, and eventually became financially free at 48.
In this episode, we talk about:
- What it feels like to be fired suddenly
- Why salary is not the same as security
- Why EMIs become dangerous when income stops
- How to calculate a family financial freedom number
- Why FIRE in India is rarely an individual d ...
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