Early Retirement Extreme

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

The first step out of consumerism

Published in August 5th, 2021
Posted by in How to
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For someone addicted to buying stuff as a source of satisfaction going cold turkey on the buying habit, like I did, is not recommended. Indeed, you either need a strong will or a great support network. Instead I think a solution which works brilliantly as a first step is to buy all your things used(*). […]

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How to light a wood stove

Published in August 1st, 2021
Posted by in How to, Philosophy
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Every solution is the sum of time, money, and skills (economists read: labor, capital and entrepreneurial skills). For instance one can compensate a lack of skills with time. For instance, a skilled person does the job faster than an unskilled person. I learned this the hard way when I spent 30+ hours doing a joint […]

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Music

Published in July 26th, 2021
Posted by in How to, Strategy
19 Comments

First you have to make the choice between spending mainly on the music itself and spending on the equipment playing the music. I find that spending more on the equipment reveals more layers in the music (sometimes 6 or 7) compared to the 3-4 (vocal, guitar, drums, bass) that a standard retail CD player reveals. […]

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