Early Retirement Extreme

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

Pilaf: To really slash your grocery budget

Published in May 28th, 2023
Posted by in Health, How to, Strategy
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I read once in Luxury Fever that it’s quite possible to get used to eating the same meal three times a day, day in and day out. As long as a diet is well-balanced, there’s no harm in repetition. I bet the reason that people are told to eat a varied diet is similar to […]

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Programmers, ultra-marathons, and voluntary simplicity

Published in May 11th, 2023
Posted by in Health, Philosophy
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I discovered the simple living network thanks to a blog by Fred Ecks(*). As far as I have been able to understand he decided to quit his job as a programmer at age 35 and adopt a simple lifestyle. He now spends time renovating a sail boat and doing ultra-marathons. Sounds eerily familiar. Here’s another […]

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Physiological advantages

Published in May 10th, 2023
Posted by in Health
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I have noticed that there are some things which I [can] do without really being aware that it is not normal not to have these advantages—kinda like presuming that everybody knows the multiplication table: Quick after me 5*9, 8*7, 6*9, 5*8, 9*7. When in fact this is not normal. For instance, I have a high […]

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