Early Retirement Extreme

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

The evolution of the meaning of money

Published in October 15th, 2013
Posted by in Early Retirement, Finance, Philosophy
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One of the interesting things to me is to understand specifics as they relate to a greater whole, in short(s) to see the bigger picture. Another word for this is abstraction, but abstraction does not always apply. Consider the field of expertise, morals, or simply personal development. In those cases, specifics can not simply be […]

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Choosing a retirement plan for extremely early retirement

Published in October 11th, 2013
Posted by in Early Retirement, Finance
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Consumers are widely recommended to contribute around 15% of their paycheck to a retirement plan. The question whether to pick a ROTH IRA or a traditional IRA does not have a definite answer. For instance, it depends on whether one’s future [retirement] income is expected to in a higher tax bracket (ROTH) or a lower […]

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5 ways to help get a prosper loan funded

Published in October 10th, 2013
Posted by in Finance, How to
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As someone who has lent out over $12,000 over the past 1.5 years (but is now completely divested again, see note below) here is what I prefer to see in a loan request before I bid. Be accountable! The original idea with peer to peer lending was that a group of people (like a knitting […]

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