Early Retirement Extreme

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

Accident by construction – why technology and regulations increase risk

Published in May 19th, 2025
Posted by in Philosophy
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Note: Large parts of the book were inspired by [the thinking behind] this post and normal accident theory. Most people organize themselves in a lifestyle which is very prone to accidents. I do not. Bad things practically never happen to me. Conversely, good things happen rather often. This is because in my lifestyle I am […]

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How to set up a bicycle repair company

Published in May 18th, 2025
Posted by in Work
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I think this is a worthwhile effort. Learning how to do intermediate bike repairs is not very difficult (I did it) and you can acquire tools as you need them and likely be able to buy them with the money you earn. I would recommend starting by fixing flats (your cost for a bulk patch […]

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Corrupted personal finance word of the day: Sacrifice

Published in May 18th, 2025
Posted by in Philosophy
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If words are corrupt, thinking is corrupted too. Hence, if you can change the meaning of an original word, you can change the way men think. I find this double-plus interesting. Recently, a new term has entered the field of personal finance: Sacrifice. Originally sacrifice means Giving something up to gain a better position. For […]

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