Early Retirement Extreme

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

Somebody explain travel to me?

Published in February 18th, 2018
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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Traveling around the world after ERE

Published in February 17th, 2018
Posted by in Early Retirement, Transportation
25 Comments

Save 75-80% for five years and then quit your work and do something else. I’m not the only, nor the first one to do this. I recently found a couple who also saved 75% for 5 years and now use their financial independence to do just that. They have been biking around the world for […]

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How to pick a commuter bike

Published in January 28th, 2018
Posted by in Transportation
23 Comments

From the mailbag (actually from the comments on a post): Jacob Can you tell me what kind of bike you own/price range? I am shoppng for a bike which I hope to use for errands and at least 3 days/ week to work. I’m 45 female and in fair/good physical condition The dealers i spoke […]

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