Early Retirement Extreme

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

TurboTax proved too difficult for me

Published in February 11th, 2008
Posted by in Finance, How to, Personal, Timely
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This year I figured I wanted to save the 30+ hours I spent last year doing my taxes. I have heard a lot of good things about various tax preparation programs that can fill out taxes and thus obviate the need for an accountant. After all if individuals need to hire experts merely to comply […]

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How I became financially independent in 5 years – Part IV – the investments

Published in February 10th, 2008
Posted by in Finance, Personal
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I posit that most people can attain financial independence in less than 10 years and in less than 5 if they are truly determined. I also submit that many people are not willing to make the necessary changes. Read part I here Read part II here Read part III here By cutting all expenses to […]

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My money lending experiences on Prosper

Published in December 24th, 2007
Posted by in Finance, Personal
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Disclaimer: I have been a prosper lender since July 2006. I have had close to $10000 invested in prosper and at one point I was in the top 1000 lenders in terms of portfolio sizes. However, I have stopped lending money on prosper. If there was a way to sell loans, I would do so […]

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