Early Retirement Extreme

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Marathon running and personal finance

Published in October 3rd, 2019
Posted by in fitness, motivation, personal finance
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Recently Lazy man illustrated the keys to financial success by comparing it to the Patriot’s success on the football field. I don’t know much about playing football, but if it is anything like hockey, it is less easy than it looks and requires tremendous skill. Not only do these athletes need to have a high […]

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The two year fitness program

Published in July 29th, 2019
Posted by in fitness
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Fitness sets itself apart from intelligence or education and financial wealth in that it is possible at a glance to see what kind of attitude a person has towards his/her own body and what kind of athletic competence he/she has. As far as I know (keep in mind, I do not know that much), body […]

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Getting in shape without paying a dime

Published in June 30th, 2019
Posted by in fitness, frugal
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Using body weight and leverage is possible to put stresses on the body that would correspond to a couple of hundred pounds in the gym. For strength, there is the one-armed push up and the one-legged squat as described in The Naked Warrior. The best thing about these exercises is that they can be done […]

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