Early Retirement Extreme

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

What we have is a failure to communicate

Published in October 30th, 2024
Posted by in Strategy
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Lately, I have been wondering whether communication could be improved by choosing my adjectives more in accordance to the fashion of the day. For instance, to me “awesome” is a Saturn V launch and “amazing” might describe … actually I can’t for the life of me currently think of a good example of something amazing. […]

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What I would teach children about savings

Published in October 29th, 2024
Posted by in Early Retirement, Strategy
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I do not have any children, so this discussion will be largely academic. However, if I had children, I believe that instilling the proper financial values so that children know what to expect from money is much more valuable than a 529 plan or any kind of donation, gift, or allowance. My parents saved about […]

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Escaping the “9 to 5” before 25

Published in October 23rd, 2024
Posted by in Early Retirement, Strategy, Work
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Here is a new guest post in the series on plans for extreme early retirement. This one is from a young couple of professionals in their 20s. I currently have a few more lined up. If you are interested in contributing your own story or plans, see here. Currently in our young 20s, my wife […]

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