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In praise of idleness

Published in December 5th, 2019
Posted by in Early Retirement, Work
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While I think of something interesting to write, you may want to spend some idle time reading this essay by Bertrand Russell. Do you still remember how to be idle? Or are you always focusing on how to be more productive (see the comments on this post)? Originally posted 2010-01-28 01:07:50.

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Wear sunscreen and retire early

Published in December 4th, 2019
Posted by in Early Retirement
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Spoken to the tune of “Wear Sunscreen”. If I could give you a single piece of advice. This would be it: Live within your means. The long term benefits of living within your means have been proved by economists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own observations. Buy […]

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Guest post: Fulfillment

Published in December 3rd, 2019
Posted by in Early Retirement, Philosophy
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This is a guest post from Peter Lawrence author of The Happy Minimalist. He was born and raised in Singapore and lives in Santa Clara, California. He has been able to retire well before the normal retirement age not because he won a lottery, inherited wealth, or joined a start-up. Peter attributes his early retirement […]

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