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Guest Post: Stepping off the Beaten Path by Saying No!

Published in September 28th, 2024
Posted by in stuff, Transportation
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Cee Aar is a Canadian in his late twenties who is on his early retirement journey. He has resisted (or plans to) convention in some ways and stops by to share his story of bucking the trend. Going by Jacob’s list of common things that are classified as essential by most people, I live without […]

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The last pair of boots I’ll ever buy

Published in May 15th, 2024
Posted by in stuff
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I have used the same pair of boots almost every day since my early 20s. I’ll be 35 in a few months. Like with most “extreme” stats, a pair of boots which are 13+ years old blow the normal expectation values out of the water; much like being able to retire in five years… or […]

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On the universally declining standards of living

Published in August 28th, 2012
Posted by in Finance, stuff
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In terms of living standards, I think the law of diminishing returns have been reached and that relatively speaking living standards are declining. Now, anecdotally speaking, it seems that the 1960s was the peak of living standards(*). At that time a single income bought a house, a car, and a nice life. Today, most need […]

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