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We all love a good FIRE, Gianluca! For me, this mainly involves sitting in front of one at the snow with my family and a glass of red wine. But your type of FIRE I certainly support. ‘Financial independence, retire early’ is a plan that many love the sound of and aim for.

FIRE would not work for me. Here I am at 68, still loving answering readers’ questions, writing articles and – while I try to avoid TV these days – I still do a bit of radio, plus

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