Early Retirement Extreme

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Early Retirement Extreme – My story

Published in April 24th, 2025
Posted by in Early Retirement
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I rewrote my FI story (from age 24 to 34 or so) and the first part of the new version is guest posted on Eliminate the Muda! Early Retirement Extreme – Jacob’s Story Early Retirement Extreme – the rest of the story You can read the old version here: How I became financially independent in […]

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Guest post: Aspiring pensioners, read ERE

Published in April 21st, 2025
Posted by in Early Retirement
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This is a guest post from J_, a reader from the Netherlands. Despite the many comments that “I’m too old to retiree early”, ERE really is relevant for all ages and it’s never too late to start. (In fact ERE is particularly relevant for those who rely exclusively on diminishing payouts in real terms from […]

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My theory of persuasion

Published in April 21st, 2025
Posted by in Early Retirement, Strategy
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My theory or persuasion is very simple and probably colored by the fact that I, in terms of personality, am very different from most people (present company mostly excluded) in that I am not very good at convincing most people that what I say is correct. (Mind you, I have a very good track record […]

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