# My Honest FIRE Q&A: Money, Work & Wealth After Retirement

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Podcast: [Friends That Invest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/friends-that-invest-3054545)
Published: 2026-05-18T17:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/girls-that-invest/episodes/s9e19
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## Resource

This week, Sim answers your biggest money, investing, and lifestyle questions in a candid Q&A episode covering everything from spending anxiety and lifestyle creep to FIRE, investing strategy, and building financial discipline. She shares her honest thoughts on wealth, index funds, market bubbles, and why reaching financial independence completely changed the way she thinks about retirement and work. Sim also opens up about the emotional side of money, navigating comparison culture, and how to create a rich life without losing yourself in the process.  Watch the episode on Youtube here For more Friends That Invest: Stock Market Tea newsletter : build financial freedom in under 5 minutes a week. Join 115,000+ investors in training. Instagram TikTok Twitter Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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