Early Retirement Extreme

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Confession: I used to be a gadget geek…

Published in September 20th, 2024
Posted by in Strategy
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Before I started saving for financial independence, I would save up money on the order of a $1000–2000 and then blow it all on gadgets bringing my savings back down close to zero. I would think up new hobbies just so I could spend many hours researching and reading consumer reports on which camera or […]

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Symptoms and diseases

Published in September 18th, 2024
Posted by in Philosophy, Strategy
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Don’t confuse the two. Don’t mistake the symptom for the disease, that is, don’t mistake the surface problem for the underlying problem. Consider the problem of terrorism. Terrorism is a symptom when a ruler holds the military advantage while oppressing the people. In this case a fraction of the people will fight back and do […]

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Retiring happy in the 21st century

Published in September 16th, 2024
Posted by in Early Retirement, Philosophy, Strategy
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One must save to retire, because savings transfer purchasing power from the present to the future and in order to stop working one must have claims on future goods. That much is obvious (if not, read this post). Since such claims are dollar denominated, the purchasing power is set by the supply and demand of […]

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