Early Retirement Extreme

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

Simple personality types and their behavior

Published in January 4th, 2025
Posted by in Philosophy, Strategy
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Many interpersonal misunderstandings originate in parties not having the same goal of the discussion. I do not wish to go into detail of which underlying psychological motivation e.g. ego that drives these goals, but it is certainly noticeable that if two people do not have exactly the same goal, at least one party will inevitably […]

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A modest prediction for the next 20 years

Published in December 31st, 2024
Posted by in Strategy
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Predicting the future always provides an excellent opportunity to make a fool out of oneself. One is almost destined to be wrong on some part or the other. If nothing else, the timing might be off, or the details may not be exactly right. I have noted that whereas pre-1980 predictions mostly envisioned the future […]

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Building an intentional early retirement community

Published in December 31st, 2024
Posted by in Early Retirement, housing, Strategy
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Suppose someone initiated a real estate development project in a fairly central location close (no need for cars) to markets and jobs with housing sizes ranging from 100–500 sqft, optional lawns (likely no lawns), but plenty of plots for gardening, likely arranged in a permaculture fashion. These could either be part of the rent or […]

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