First, the new site for Early Retirement Extreme is http://www.earlyretirementextreme.com/ Please update your bookmarks and RSS feeds if you need to. I hope I don’t lose anyone in the transition! Second, I would like to thank my readers for the positive comments. Knowing that some my blog entries are appreciated is very encouraging and makes [...]
Early Retirement Extreme gets its own domain!
Published in December 28th, 2007
Posted by Jacob in Announcements
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How I became financially independent in 5 years – Part II
Published in December 27th, 2007
I posit that most people can attain financial independence in less than 10 years and in less than 5 if they are truly determined. I also submit that many people not are willing to make the necessary changes. Read part I here Note: This was one of the first blog posts I wrote when I [...]
How I became financially independent in 5 years – Part I
Published in December 26th, 2007
This was one of the first blog posts I wrote when I started this site back in 2007. It is also one of the most popular. I describes what I did in the period from 2001–2006. Maybe some day I’ll write a summary of the period 2007–2011, but for now you’ll have to dig into [...]
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