EarnFIRE is a web strategy game where you live through decades of saving, investing and market crashes in a few hours, and make your mistakes with virtual money instead of real money.
Free early access. Launching February 2027.
Most people never experience financial independence before they have to bet their own life on it. The ideas are well documented but scattered - saving in one book, investing in another, inflation and sequence-of-returns risk in a third. Learning it for real takes decades, and the mistakes can't be undone. There's no safe, hands-on way to practise the full journey. Until now.
Saving, investing, daily obligations, inflation, liquidity and loss events run in a single system - so you see exactly how your choices compound over decades.
Work for income and cover daily life. But beware - gear that raises earnings permanently raises your daily burn. That's lifestyle creep.
Put savings to work. Portfolio income looks strong on paper - but does nothing for tomorrow's bill until you Collect. Claimable ≠ spendable, just like real life.
Watch passive income climb toward your expenses. When it crosses over, work becomes optional - and you feel the moment real FIRE planning is built around.
Build a portfolio with virtual money and learn how each one behaves when markets boom, stall and crash.
Strong long-term growth, with sharp drops along the way.
Grows over time, swings hardLower returns, but they hold steady when stocks fall.
Steady and calmPays rent you can live on, but comes with upkeep and surprise repairs.
Income with strings attachedCan multiply fast, and can lose half its value just as fast.
Big wins, bigger swingsEvery choice ripples through your plan. A rent increase changes your savings rate, your savings rate changes your timeline, and lifestyle creep quietly pushes the finish line away.
Learn in one session what takes 20–30 years in real life. Race to crossover, pick your path (lean, comfortable or barista: part-time work + investments), run out, rewind and try again.
Returns vary, jobs are lost, emergencies arrive at the worst time. A crash in year one hurts far more than the same crash ten years later, so buffers and flexibility matter.
Mechanics reflect established ideas - savings rate vs. time to FI, the 4% rule and its limits, sequence-of-returns risk - so what you learn transfers to real life.
| Option | What you get |
|---|---|
| Books, articles, videos | Deep knowledge of one topic |
| FIRE calculators | A projected number and date |
| Classic tycoon games | Engaging economic loops |
| Learning in real life | The real thing |
| 🔥 EarnFIRE | The full journey - played, felt & repeated |
Hi, I'm Aleksei Kornev! I earned my first money at 14 and spent it on a pair of sneakers and a WrestleMania game for my SEGA. That's when my journey with money began. Since then, I've never stopped learning how to grow my capital: I've read dozens of books and tried many different investments. The knowledge that I've gained so far I would like to share in the form of a game. I hope you will enjoy playing it =)Aleksei Kornev, creator of EarnFIRE
EarnFIRE is a web-based financial strategy game that teaches you to invest your way to financial independence. You build a portfolio from real asset classes (stocks, bonds, real estate and crypto) and play through decades of market ups and downs in a few hours, using virtual money, so your mistakes cost nothing.
No. EarnFIRE teaches the concepts as you play - savings rate, the 4% rule, inflation, cash buffers and sequence-of-returns risk all emerge naturally from the game loop. You don't need to be a finance expert to get it.
Yes. EarnFIRE runs in any modern web browser, on your phone or your computer. There's nothing to download or install.
Yes. The mechanics reflect established research - savings rate vs. time to FI, the 4% rule and its limits, sequence-of-returns risk. It won't replace a financial advisor, but the instincts you build - about buffers, timing and lifestyle creep - are grounded in how real FIRE works.
Each asset class behaves like its real-world counterpart. Stocks grow over time but swing sharply, bonds are steadier, real estate brings rent and upkeep, and crypto is highly volatile. Prices are based on historical patterns but include randomness, so every game plays differently and no strategy is guaranteed to work.
You will see how your savings rate affects how fast you reach independence, why diversification and a cash buffer matter, how inflation erodes money, and how a market crash at the wrong time can change your plans. These lessons carry over to real-life money decisions.
No. EarnFIRE is an educational game, not financial advice. It helps you understand how saving and investing work, but results in the game do not predict real returns. For decisions about your own money, consider speaking with a qualified financial adviser.
We're aiming for February 2027. Join the waitlist and we'll send you one email with a link to play as soon as it's ready.
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🔥 Join the waitlistFree early access. Launching February 2027. No spam, one email when it's ready.