

Playing with FIRE: The Documentary
2019-11-19 · 75 min · ★ 5.9
Playing with FIRE captures the truths and dispels the myths of the growing culture known as FIRE: Financial Independence Retire Early.
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- Travis Shakespeare
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- United States of America
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