Quit at 35: The FIRE Movement Explained
Grammar: Conditionals in negotiation and professional planning (mixed conditionals and hypothetical fram
A Business English English lesson exploring money.
What's in this lesson
A Business English ESL lesson on money, practising conditionals in negotiation and professional planning (mixed conditionals and hypothetical fram. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary, a grammar reference with practice and discussion questions.
From the reading: Quit at 35: The FIRE Movement Explained
In 2013, a software engineer named Mr Money Mustache — his real name is Peter Adeney — retired at the age of 30 with roughly $600,000 saved. He had not won the lottery or inherited a fortune. He had simply spent far less than he earned for nine years, invested the difference in low-cost index funds, and walked away from his job in Colorado. His blog, which documents this approach in provocative detail, now attracts over a million readers a month. His story is the most visible face of a movement called FIRE: Financial Independence, Retire Early.
Vocabulary
- financial independence
- living expenses
- market downturn
- safe withdrawal
Grammar
- Second conditional
- If you spent less, you would reach your target sooner. — hypothetical present situation
- Third conditional
- If he had saved earlier, he would have retired at 35. — imagined past outcome
Discussion questions
- What age would you like to stop working, ideally?
- Is it possible to be rich and unhappy at the same time?
- Do you think money or time is the more valuable resource?
Quit at 35: The FIRE Movement Explained
Grammar: Conditionals in negotiation and professional planning (mixed conditionals and hypothetical fram
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