Early Retirement Extreme

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

You are not irreplaceable

Published in November 8th, 2024
Posted by in Blogging, culture, motivation
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According to google I am now the second highest ranked authority on extreme early retirement. I suppose this comes about because I have a “google ranking” of 4 which again comes about because I have yet to bother with monetizing this site as it would require advertising it in the local paper for 4 weeks […]

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The cake is a lie

Published in October 27th, 2024
Posted by in culture, Philosophy, Work
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After reading a great post on the soul crushing aspects of 9-5 McJobs over at Monevator, I started writing a response… and as it often happens, the response got overly long and I figured I’d turn it into a blog post instead. Speaking of cakes(*), I think that’s actually part of the problem/resentment with employment/careers. […]

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Most people …

Published in September 17th, 2024
Posted by in culture
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Most people have been told what to think and what to think about, Most people have been rewarded by focusing on what they have been told to focus on. Most people, therefore, are not curious. Most people are told what to do and get rewarded accordingly Most people follow procedures and tradition. Most people, therefore, […]

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