Early Retirement Extreme

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Cash flow diagrams for the poor, the middle class, and the investor class

Published in July 29th, 2021
Posted by in Education, Philosophy
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Being poor or unable to get credit 100% of the expenses must be covered with wage income. Schematically the cash flow looks like this Thus you put your time into your work which gives you a wage income that is used to pay for stuff that goes back to you.People with a credit score can […]

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Man saves tens of thousands of dollars just by thinking

Published in July 22nd, 2021
Posted by in Education, Strategy
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In these trying economic times, there’s a growing movement of people who are saving thousands and thousands of dollars every year just by thinking. “I never thought about it before,” John, 32, says, ironically, “But it’s amazing how much money you can save when you think about it. For example, the other day, I was […]

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The hedged nature of early retirement extreme

Published in April 9th, 2021
Posted by in Early Retirement, Education, Philosophy, Strategy
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There’s one defining characteristic way about the way I plan: I may not win, but I never lose. (You may have picked up this sentiment from some of my discussions of strategy.) Hence I will focus my efforts disproportionally towards avoiding bad outcomes rather than seeking good outcomes. This leads to a modest but tranquil […]

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