Early Retirement Extreme

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The Mexican Fisherman

Published in October 25th, 2024
Posted by in Early Retirement, Work
31 Comments

I am sure, you are all familiar with the story of the American tourist and the Mexican fisherman. If not, click on the link and read it right now. It describes certain truths about the protestant work ethic. What the story does not really describe but what is yet an important point is that money […]

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I’m happy I’m no longer the only one

Published in October 19th, 2024
Posted by in Early Retirement, Philosophy
34 Comments

When discussing the concepts of extreme early retirement, an often heard objection is that “it’s impossible”—followed by the runner-up “Yes, maybe I could do it but my spouse/children…” or the more generic “Yes, but that’s because you’re special/different/….” [I got a bit carried away in the comments section of this post.] These objections are not […]

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Living like a student

Published in October 11th, 2024
Posted by in Early Retirement
30 Comments

Every so often, I get the objection that ERE means that one has to live like a student. I don’t understand what was so bad about living like a student and why this objection is so common. Am I really in the minority because I liked living like a student? Each weekday my (undergraduate) student […]

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