In the three weeks since Suze Orman’s comments about FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) thrust the movement into the national media spotlight, I have been reflecting on a more philosophical level about why FI principles resonate so much with me. As a result, a new (and profound) reason has emerged from the back of my mind: The principles of the FIRE movement have uncanny parallels with the core values of Star Trek! The congruity between the communities is so clear…