Early Retirement Extreme

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

Taking back personal financial responsibility

Published in July 11th, 2025
Posted by in personal finance
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Some people seem to take pride in their ignorance of specific topics. For instance, I used to know a couple of overly educated intellectuals who seemed to make a point out of not knowing how to program a VCR (yes, I show my age here). Not only did they not know how, they specifically did […]

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The secret of education

Published in July 10th, 2025
Posted by in Philosophy
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Warning: this is a contrarian post and as such it may question some deeply held beliefs. If you keep going you might not like what you read. The education industry has successfully installed the meme that not going to college (buying their product) putatively leads to a life in poverty. A common selling point is […]

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Be the change — the world you deserve

Published in July 10th, 2025
Posted by in Philosophy, Strategy
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If you look at some of the largest companies in the US, companies, which used to run railroads, mines, and build cars and big engineering projects, you will now find that the biggest companies are now in the business of selling burgers, spray cheese, cholesterol lowering drugs (makes sense, huh?), premium sports packages, and until […]

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