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Guest Post: Stepping off the Beaten Path by Saying No!

Published in January 13th, 2020
Posted by in stuff, Transportation
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Cee Aar is a Canadian in his late twenties who is on his early retirement journey. He has resisted (or plans to) convention in some ways and stops by to share his story of bucking the trend. Going by Jacob’s list of common things that are classified as essential by most people, I live without […]

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How to pick a commuter bike

Published in January 9th, 2020
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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Saying “No” to a new car

Published in January 2nd, 2020
Posted by in Transportation
51 Comments

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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