Early Retirement Extreme

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

Day 6: Clothes

Published in December 17th, 2008
Posted by in Early Retirement, How to, Makeover, Strategy
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The most effective option to save money on clothing clearly is not to buy any, hence this is what I would recommend. This strategy can work for several years because most people, myself included, simply have way too much clothing e.g. more than what we can wear at one time. If you have clothes you […]

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Day 5: Find a free hobby

Published in December 15th, 2008
Posted by in Early Retirement, Makeover, Strategy
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Hobbies can, as far as I can tell, be classified into three groups. Most hobbies belong in the first group and that can be detrimental. The challenge is therefore to move into the second group and maybe eventually even into the third group. From the time I was 12 until I was 24 I spent […]

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Day 4: Drop the cell phone plan

Published in December 14th, 2008
Posted by in Early Retirement, Makeover
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There was a time, a simpler time, perhaps 10 years ago(*), when people were able to make detailed advanced plans to meet their appointment to do a certain thing at a certain time. For instance, several people would schedule to meet at a certain time and place and they would all manage to do so. […]

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