Early Retirement Extreme

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Living aboard

Published in July 12th, 2025
Posted by in Early Retirement, How to, Strategy
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I’m the type that sees life itself as an adventure. I left my home country almost 10 years to go to grad school in another country. When I finished, I left for country number three (this country). I live with the presumption that I live with a sense of purpose or that my life has […]

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Can I retire with 2 million dollars?

Published in July 12th, 2025
Posted by in Early Retirement
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This, and various perturbations, is one of the most frequent Google search terms that hit this site. I think my very general answer would be that if you have to ask that question, then the answer is, “PROBABLY NOT!” If you ask whether you can retire with $10 million, the answer is still no. The […]

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Progressquest your career

Published in July 11th, 2025
Posted by in Early Retirement, Philosophy, Strategy, Work
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I just got introduced to the brilliant game ProgressQuest which along with Bartle’s observations of the online gaming world is rich in applications for understanding the real world, which in many ways can also be compared to a big game. Perhaps, a designed game? ProgressQuest is a spoof on the MMORPG habit of “grinding” for […]

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