Early Retirement Extreme

— a combination of simple living, anticonsumerism, DIY ethics, self-reliance, and applied capitalism

Question about updating Mac OS X

Published in March 24th, 2010
Posted by in How to, Timely
26 Comments

I run Mac OSX 10.3.9 on my Powerbook, but the system is getting a little old. The computer works fine in itself. The problem is that 10.3.9 does not support the newest browsers which means that my current browser does not support all the scripting code on the websites I go to which again means [...]

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Frequently asked questions

Published in March 19th, 2010
Posted by in Early Retirement, Finance, Health, Personal, Transportation, Work
37 Comments

Q: How much did you pay for that? [Most common question IRL] A: Probably nothing, unless it looks expensive in which case, probably more than you think. I buy luxury items from the “upper class” used (and so do they) and swap and recycle items with the “middle class” for free. You’ll rarely see me [...]

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Should I go back to work?

Published in March 18th, 2010
Posted by in Early Retirement, Personal, Timely, Work
46 Comments

Reader Question: I am 34 years old and have about $250000 in investments that pay enough to pay for all my needs and most of my wants and keep up with inflation for the rest of my life. Lately, though, I have been wondering whether I am missing out by not having a career. Everybody [...]

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