Early Retirement Extreme

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

Survey: The spousal problem

Published in October 23rd, 2011
Posted by in Early Retirement, Timely
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The “spousal problem” in this context refers to the problem of finding a partner who is as frugal as yourself, preferably not too frugal (crazy frugal) but also not not frugal enough (relatively wasteful). Many have expressed frustration over this in the forums. Fact 1: The majority of readers on this site are women. Fact […]

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Your budget is like a leaking ship

Published in October 21st, 2011
Posted by in Finance
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As far as I understand, wooden ships are never completely water tight. Especially older ships develop leaks and water gets in between the cracks when the boat is straining and working as it moves through the water. This water ends up at the bottom of the ship, under the floor boards of the lower deck […]

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ERE book giveaway on Brave New Life

Published in October 20th, 2011
Posted by in Announcements, Timely
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Three books will be given away. Three ways to participate. One catch: You have to demonstrate actual effort 🙂 Rules are given in the linked post. Also read How I pulled in my early retirement by 20 years.

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