Early Retirement Extreme

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The ethics of ERE and of dropping out of the system

Published in May 20th, 2025
Posted by in Early Retirement, Strategy
46 Comments

Scott said: “I’m not sure I buy the ethical portion of it. You are clearly an outlier in terms of intelligence and motivation. That ability benefits society more applied to a hard problem, rather than making a rake or finding the least wasteful way to dispose of a few books. I don’t think you are […]

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Book recommendation for entrepreneurial and startup problems

Published in May 17th, 2025
Posted by in Strategy, Work
13 Comments

I just finished reading the E-Myth. It is slightly interesting from a strict early retirement perspective but more interesting/recommend for anyone who is engaged in entrepreneurial activities; particularly if they are still learning and come out of a different background. Incidentally, the E in E-myth has nothing to do with electronic as in electronic mail, […]

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Music

Published in May 16th, 2025
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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