Early Retirement Extreme

Financial independence, frugality, self-sufficiency, ecology, capitalism, and voluntary simplicity

Money for nothing and the shirts for free

Published in July 22nd, 2008

Posted by Jacob in anticonsumerism, freebies, frugal, recycling

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I have noticed that there is a limited number of dominant freecyclers in my group (find your local group by going to freecycle.org) so I have started to pick up cues on who wants what. If someone offers something, [...]

Thank you commenters for the library tip

Published in June 19th, 2008

Posted by Jacob in freebies

3 Comments

I would like to thank my commenters for harassing me about getting a library card every time I have been ranting about swapping books or otherwise buying them used as a way of saving money. While this does indeed save money, it does not beat free. The same goes for DVDs. While the library or [...]

A plan to financial independence at 35

Published in February 25th, 2008

Posted by Jacob in financial independence, freebies, frugal, saving

14 Comments

This is a guest post by Elizabeth from Working for Rachel. Elizabeth is starting her savings and plans to gain financial independence in 8 years at 35. If you like to read more please consider subscribing to her RSS feed.
I’m 27, and I want to retire at 35. I live in a big midwestern city [...]

Eliminating heating bills and cutting down on heating costs

Published in January 19th, 2008

Posted by Jacob in expenses, freebies, household

7 Comments

With the thermostat currently sitting at 55F(*), we hope to save a pretty penny this winter on heating - in fact, it’s been several days since the AC last switched on. Wearing layered loose clothing and getting up and lifting some weights from time to time, 55F is no big deal. Of course for those [...]

Dollar cost averaging at the pump for cheaper gas

Published in January 18th, 2008

Posted by Jacob in budgeting, expenses, freebies, transport

1 Comment

This may be taking it to extremes, but try dollar cost averaging at the pump for cheaper gas. Obviously this does not work if you have to detour to get gas, but if the gas station is on your route and you merely have to pull over, do this. Instead of filling the tank up, [...]

Pandora and the box of unknown wants

Published in December 23rd, 2007

Posted by Jacob in entertainment, freebies

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If you have a high speed (DSL or faster) internet connection and you like music but find yourself frustrated with radio stations playing the same music over and over again head over to Pandora.
Pandora has a team of musicians analyzing songs for tone, sound, tonality, etc. I believe they call it the DNA of [...]