# @thecut on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbgjDK9ms4R
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68560247-thecut-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-01T19:04:18.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Cut (@thecut) — https://gondola.cc/thecut

## Caption

Lauren, 39, retired four years ago after grinding through years of corporate work at a tech company and supplementing her income with any freelance gigs she could find. She sleeps eight to ten hours a night, fosters animals, reads, and volunteers. But life as a retiree in your 30s is lonely, and Lauren is now contemplating going back to work.

For the latest edition of #MyTwoCents, personal-finance columnist Charlotte Cowles interviews Lauren about her involvement in the “FIRE” movement, which preaches extreme frugality and allowed her to retire so young, and why she’s now re-considering her decision to stop working altogether.

Photo-Illustration: By The Cut; Photo: Getty Images

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