Early Retirement Extreme

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

The paradox of thrift

Published in October 27th, 2013
Posted by in Early Retirement, Finance, Strategy
4 Comments

Seth asked a really interesting question: I’d some point I’d like to hear your thoughts on the paradox of thrift. My brother, who is the only person I know who would be able to relate to much of your lifestyle choices, always talks about the reason he is able to live the way he does […]

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What the down market means for extreme early retirement?

Published in October 27th, 2013
Posted by in Early Retirement, Finance, Philosophy, Strategy
24 Comments

It is basically making it a lot easier. Thanks guys! This is a response to Frugal Bachelor who noted that pf bloggers have gotten awfully quiet about the market. On the same note, pf bloggers have also gotten awfully quiet about the 100 push up challenge, but I digress (as usual). For me and other […]

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What should my savings rate be?

Published in October 26th, 2013
Posted by in Finance, Strategy
27 Comments

Most people (especially financial planners and pf bloggers) make the idea of retirement savings much too complicated talking about index funds, 401ks, and compound returns. Many people blank out and simply follow the well-intended advice without questioning these experts. However, it is really not that difficult. The quintessence of saving is to spend the money […]

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