If you're new here, this blog will give you the tools to become financially independent in 5 years on a median salary. The wiki page gives a good summary of the principles of the strategy. The key to success is to run your personal finances much like a business, thinking about assets and inventory and focusing on efficiency and value for money. Not just any business but a business that's flexible, agile, and adaptable. Conversely most consumers run their personal finances like an inflexible money-losing anti-business always in danger of losing their jobs.
Here's almost a thousand online journals from people, who are following the ERE strategy tailored to their particular situation (age, children, location, education, goals, ...). Increasing their savings from the usual 5-15% of their income to tens of thousands of dollars each year or typically 40-80% of their income, many accumulate six-figure net-worths within a few years.
Since everybody's situation is different (age, education, location, children, goals, ...) I suggest only spending a brief moment on this blog, which can be thought of as my personal journal, before looking for the crowd's wisdom for your particular situation in the forum journals.
If you enjoy the blog, also consider the book which is much better organized and more complete. You can read the first chapter for free, listen to the preamble, or see the reviews (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,Z). Subscribe to the blog via email or RSS. Get updates on the facebook page, join the forums, and look for tactics on the ERE wiki. Here's a list of all the ERE blog posts.
Over the past ten years ever since the ERE book was published back in I’ve received requests for translations and an audiobook while redirecting people back to the original book. No more!
There’s now an audio version of the book available for those who prefer to “read with their ears”. It’s been re-edited and narrated by a professional publisher to make it more listener friendly (I’m a visual thinker and write and speak accordingly) than the original.
It’s available at bookfunnel via the free bookfunnel app on iOS and Android for a limited time offer of $9.99 before we move to wider distribution (more middlemen = more expensive). I recommend installing the app first!
Bloggers: Insofar you should wish to get a free review copy, send me an email with the name of your blog requesting a review copy. Also let me know if you’ve read the original ERE book in the email.
