Early Retirement Extreme

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

Frequently asked questions

Published in March 19th, 2010
Posted by in Early Retirement, Finance, Health, Personal, Transportation, Work
38 Comments

Q: How much did you pay for that? [Most common question IRL] A: Probably nothing, unless it looks expensive in which case, probably more than you think. I buy luxury items from the “upper class” used (and so do they) and swap and recycle items with the “middle class” for free. You’ll rarely see me […]

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How to save money on health care

Published in January 22nd, 2010
Posted by in Health, How to, Timely
24 Comments

Seeing that health care costs came in third (after housing and, ironically, (unhealthy) restaurant costs), I asked the Yakezie if they had any suggestions on how to reduce their health care costs. Dr Dean from the Millionaire Nurse Blog stepped up. Check out his blog for more on the intersection between health(care) and personal finance. […]

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My HDHP HSA and some comments on health care

Published in January 18th, 2010
Posted by in Health, How to, Timely
44 Comments

I must be crazy. I havehad a government job and thus the best health insurance in the world at a very low cost and yet I cancelled my plan and went with a private provider, why? First of all, I think relying on an employer for health care is positively evil and that this practice […]

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