Early Retirement Extreme

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

Is the ERE method robust?

Published in January 5th, 2025
Posted by in Early Retirement
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On this blog I make the claim that anyone can become financially independent in 5 years if they so choose. I am not the only one of course (and nothing I say is very revolutionary). Other methods include making $4000 a month by blogging about how awesome/amazing/remarkable one is, fixing up and flipping real estate, […]

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Building an intentional early retirement community

Published in December 31st, 2024
Posted by in Early Retirement, housing, Strategy
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Suppose someone initiated a real estate development project in a fairly central location close (no need for cars) to markets and jobs with housing sizes ranging from 100–500 sqft, optional lawns (likely no lawns), but plenty of plots for gardening, likely arranged in a permaculture fashion. These could either be part of the rent or […]

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Guest post: Fulfillment

Published in December 25th, 2024
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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