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Five flag theory

Published in September 30th, 2020
Posted by in Early Retirement, Transportation, Work
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I like change. I like moving to a new place every once in a while just to change things up and learn new things. I don’t like fast change which “travel” is usually associated with. Travel is for the experiences, but I like learning things more than experiencing things and learning takes time. One problem […]

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Saying “No” to a new car

Published in September 27th, 2020
Posted by in Transportation
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I like this guest post from MoneyCrush for the following reasons. First, it is a big step outside convention. When I grew up I was told that cars should be replaced every two years (it doesn’t really make much sense to me now) and so keeping a car running for that long is impressive; particularly […]

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A homemade map holder for my bicycle

Published in August 11th, 2020
Posted by in How to, Transportation
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Upon request, I post a picture of the handlebar map holder I made for my touring bicycle. It’s a thin piece of plywood (or whatever you have, other wood, plastic, metal) cut out to fit standard AAA road maps. It’s attached to a mountain bike handlebar with a quill stem. I drilled some holes and […]

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