Early Retirement Extreme

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Dollar cost averaging at the pump for cheaper gas

Published in January 10th, 2021
Posted by in How to, Transportation
17 Comments

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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International travel (for free)

Published in January 2nd, 2021
Posted by in Strategy, Transportation, Work
23 Comments

Up until now, I have visited 14 countries and I have lived in 3, and in most cases I have never paid a dime to get around. I must admit that more travel is not (no more) a high ranking priority in my case, but I would be happy to give you some tips on […]

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Five flag theory

Published in December 21st, 2020
Posted by in Early Retirement, Transportation, Work
47 Comments

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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