Early Retirement Extreme

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Welfare recipients and capitalists – parasites on the system?

Published in January 26th, 2022
Posted by in Philosophy
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Disclaimer: Possible political controversy here. I was asked who I thought was the worse parasite, someone living on his investments or someone living on the welfare system? To answer that, I suggest reading this primer on simple “Robinson Crusoe” economics first. Imagine two people who only eat apples. Each day they each pick 50 apples. […]

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Is your stuff holding you back?

Published in January 26th, 2022
Posted by in Philosophy, Strategy
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“Are your sofa and TV your best friends? You could change that. … . You can break free from the clutches of society and live well on a very modest amount of money if you simply give up most of the junk most of us cart around.” A quote from How to Live Like a […]

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Minimalist inspirations

Published in January 24th, 2022
Posted by in Philosophy
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I find great utility in being a minimalist. Having less stuff makes it easier to maintain, move, and store. This frees both precious time and money, which can be used to reach a higher standard of living(*) Forsooth, I can not rationalize the tendency to accumulate stuff for the sake off stuff at the expense […]

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