I just saw this thread mentioned in the debt dumpers thread and thought I'd join in to get some more tips for getting to the point where we can make positive strides towards FIRE. I'm 33 and my fiance is 47. Ideally, I'd love to be able to live off of just my income by the time he is 60, and then be able to retire when I get to 60. We have two little girls who are 3 and 1.5, so education funds for them are high on my list also. Right now we're actively into debt dumping and paying off loans and leases. Hoping to have almost all of it gone by early summer.
I feel like we do a decent job of saving what we can, eating at home almost all the time, and don't really buy stuff. We do spend on visiting family or doing things with the girls (an annual zoo membership, science museums, etc).
Excited to read the blogs linked in the beginning of this and see everyone's tips!