Early Retirement Extreme

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My top 5 tips to becoming an extreme early retirement expert

Published in February 8th, 2025
Posted by in Early Retirement, How to, Strategy
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I am not really a big fan of lists of tips of “small actionable steps”. While fun, at least as long as they’re short, I don’t find such lists very helpful(*), mostly because they either list things I’m already doing (turn the light off hen you leave the room) or things that do not apply […]

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With great freedom comes great responsibility

Published in February 8th, 2025
Posted by in Philosophy
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Freedom is not the last word. Freedom is only part of the story and half of the truth. The positive aspect of freedom is responsibleness. That is why I recommend that the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast. — Viktor E. Frankl Pertaining […]

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Simple pancake recipe

Published in February 7th, 2025
Posted by in Health, How to
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I’m making pancakes while blogging, so I figured I might as well blog about making pancakes. Now I understand it is possible to buy some kind of mix or powder, but I don’t even want to go there. Here’s the recipe. 1 cup flour 1 cup water 1 egg 1 teaspoon baking powder Scale accordingly […]

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