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Welcome Survivalblog readers
You probably want to start with the post on myths and the future and then look through my two lists of “best” posts.
In case you’re interested, I used to be active in the peak oil community, mainly in the energyresources and running on empty1/2 groups. I was also the webmaster on dieoff.org once [...]
Twitter interview #1
I figured I wanted to try an experiment on twitter, namely to find out how many degrees I was separated from Kevin Bacon. Then I figured that perhaps that would be too ambitious as well as not very productive, so instead I decided to ask if anyone wanted to ask me anything. It worked and [...]
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I added a “favorite posts” widget in the hotspot (top left sidebar). These are not necessarily my favorite posts, rather judging by views, etc. they seem to be your favorite posts. Let me know if you remember other posts that you think should be there or if there are posts you think shouldn’t be there. [...]
Which blogs do you read?
I’m curios, which 5 blogs do you read the most. Let me know in the comment section. Also, if you don’t mind, let me know why.
Coincidentally:
Top ten personal finance blogs you never heard of.
The 10 most readable blogs that I like.
What’s your financial independence target year?
According to my calculations, I reached financial independence right around my 30th birthday. Like peak oil, it is however something you can only really see a few years after the fact: Have you made enough non-job related income every year since then, have you controlled your expenses, etc.
Prior to that period, I had a fairly [...]
Unleavened bread the easiest way
I just learned a new baking method from 30 Bucks a Week. Previously I have done my unleavened breads by basically making flat fist sized balls out of the following
flour
water
spices
Forming them into a dough and baking them in the oven. For the flour, I use whatever is at hand, and I also try to experiment [...]
Smoothie Project #12
This one works surprisingly well although it has practically no “taste”.
Handful of spinach
Tablespoon of oatmeal
Tablespoon of peanut butter
Tablespoon of milk powder
One orange
Half a zucchini
Half a cup of water
The worms will eat the ends of the zucchini and a little of the orange peel.
One week into “retirement”
Retiring from my career has turned out somewhat differently than I expected. I figured my subconsciousness would be in denial, simply out of habit, and first treat the new experience as a long weekend and then roll over to an extended vacation as I slowly built up my reserves again. I had expected I would [...]
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