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PBS Next Avenue — The full interview

Published in March 23rd, 2014
Posted by in Early Retirement, Personal, Timely
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I was recently interviewed by Greg Daugherty from Next Avenue for an article about what us youngsters (MMM was also interviewed) can teach those of a traditional retirement age. Since the interview was much longer than ultimately made it into the article, I received permission to publish the full interview so here it is albeit […]

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Update 4 – Some woodworking projects

Published in December 30th, 2012
Posted by in Personal, Timely
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I build my projects right in the middle of our living room using hand tools. Since I use handtools instead of powertools, there’s hardly any dust, hence no need for a dedicated room or shop. I make the projects out of framing, that is, the infamous 2×4. When we moved in, I insisted that I […]

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Update 3 – Interesting spreadsheet calculation

Published in August 20th, 2012
Posted by in Personal, Timely
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Current net worth: 48 years worth of expenses. Annual withdrawal rate: 2.1% Not much to report since the last update… we only had so many, that is one, car to sell, although I might lose my cell-phone virginity soon given that prices have come down to $36/year… all that’s needed to pay that is 25 […]

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