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Kantian morals and early retirement

Published in July 12th, 2024
Posted by in Early Retirement, Philosophy, Work
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I have demonstrated, in theory and in practice, that it is possible to become financially independent in about half a decade if one so chooses. All it requires is a 75% savings rate and a median income job. Now, for some reasons, which I can not really figure out, this idea is occasionally challenged by […]

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The biggest blogging mistake I ever made …

Published in July 8th, 2024
Posted by in Blogging, Early Retirement
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For a list of all the posts on ERE, see the automatically generated sitemap. It began back in 2007 when I was writing small essays on random topics on one of the larger web2.0 sites at the time (no, it wasn’t facebook). I don’t know how, but after getting an article published in an e-zine […]

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Traveling around the world after ERE

Published in July 1st, 2024
Posted by in Early Retirement, Transportation
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Save 75-80% for five years and then quit your work and do something else. I’m not the only, nor the first one to do this. I recently found a couple who also saved 75% for 5 years and now use their financial independence to do just that. They have been biking around the world for […]

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