Early Retirement Extreme

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I just rotated my bicycle tires to make them last longer

Published in March 23rd, 2023
Posted by in How to, Transportation
22 Comments

When I started commuting I put in 3800 miles on my bicycle. For those fitness nuts out there that is 171,000 kcal (figure 20mph corresponding to 900 kcal/hour) or the equivalent of 40 pounds of fat or about half a pound a week. How is that for weight loss? (*) No wonder I eat like […]

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Will we be repairing our iPods a hundred years from now?

Published in March 20th, 2023
Posted by in How to, Strategy, Work
19 Comments

Well, in a hundred years, I’ll probably be death (“Lost off the coast of … in a hurricane”), so this question is mainly relevant for our descendants [for those of you who have such]. In a recent post on the future, frugal bachelor commented: I doubt the IPOD will be repaired in any conventional sense, […]

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“DIY” Return address labels

Published in March 17th, 2023
Posted by in How to
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I just wanted to share a tip on how to “make” your own return address labels instead of writing your address in the upper left corner. I cut mine out of junk direct-mail. This way I don’t need to shred my junk mail to guard against personal information. I avoid needing a shredder and I […]

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