Early Retirement Extreme

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Fixing my bicycle – part II

Published in October 4th, 2024
Posted by in How to
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Yes!! Yes!! Yes!! I put it together again (see part I, if you don’t know what I’m talking about). I fixed the bottom bracket by putting in loose 1/4″ bearings as per the instructions on Sheldon Brown’s site. At the same time, I cleaned the chain and the rear wheel hub, and I washed the […]

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Gresham’s law of content, tipping content providers, and providing a better compensation model for the internet

Published in October 4th, 2024
Posted by in Work
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In my opinion, the internet is the greatest invention of the last 50 years. It has provided everybody with nearly unlimited access to free information and it is pretty hard for me to make the case that the internet hasn’t benefited me far more than I have ever paid for its services. Without the internet, […]

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Guest post: ERE explained! – Part 2

Published in October 3rd, 2024
Posted by in Early Retirement, Philosophy
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…read Part 1 here. Next we come to the issue of semantics. That said, one of the big issues with people new to ER(E) is the word “retirement”. In its broad sense, it has come to mean “put out to pasture”. And people who have this notion of retirement (pretty much everyone, really) will certainly […]

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