Early Retirement Extreme

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

Somebody explain travel to me?

Published in September 14th, 2017
Posted by in Transportation
63 Comments

I have visited 14 different countries out of the 30 or so developed countries in the world. From my superficial touristic view, I have noted that in all these countries, people earn money at day jobs, spend it on stuff, and generally lead predictable lives. The difference between countries is so much smaller than the […]

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Dollar cost averaging at the pump for cheaper gas

Published in August 31st, 2017
Posted by in How to, Transportation
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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, […]

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A few things you can do to optimize your bicycle ride

Published in July 31st, 2017
Posted by in Transportation
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I like to fix bikes, because it gives me a chance to work with my hands and occasionally work on “something real”. Thus I sometimes get to talk to people and check out their bikes. Now, to be honest, the bikes (and their riders) are often in a terrible state. The bike may not be […]

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