( Not disagreeing ) If you want to lose weight, just eat less. It is simple calories-in minus calories-out. It is really simple..
And I tend to agree with the conclusion of the article - what's the point in saving that money if one has to live on a shoestring budget to acquire it? Specifically the "work all your life, end with $8 million" case. FIRE is different, with the value being the option to stop working much much earlier than 65 years old.
Except it is not easy at all. It is very hard.
Not hard as in conceptually difficult to implement.
It’s funny they reference Taleb here but he also makes the point that can’t be “cancelled” and is “anti-fragile” precisely because he’s rich and depends on no one.