Authenticity: A Fable

Craig Curelip, 25, lives by an “own everything, use nothing”philosophy. He hopes that his extreme frugality will allowhim to retire by the time he's 28.For most 25-year-olds, retirement practically could not seemfurther away. That is not the case for Craig Curelip.Curelip, who lives in Denver in the US state of Colorado, isa member of the increasingly popular FIRE movement (financialindependence, retire early).Followers of the philosophy live by a minimalist, frugallifestyle enabling them to save as much money as possible toretire as early as they are able. In Curelip’s case, thetarget age is 28.His “own everything, use nothing” philosophy” has touchednearly every corner of his existence, augmenting the way helives. He has even gone so far as renting out his bedroom andsleeping in his living room for a year.A financial advisor by trade, Curelip feels that with hisstrategies to save, and determination to be able to quit hissalaried job, by 28 he will “definitely be there…This is the story of what happens when Craig meets a stripper.Part of the Modern Fables series.