Let me introduce the Early Retirement Extreme Wiki. There’s a link to it in the upper right corner of the blog. While the blog does a fine job of presenting random ramblings about extreme early retirement and the book does a fine job of presenting the strategies and how to think about extreme early retirement, […]
A new metric for blog rankings
Note: The numbers below are dated. Late 2011 number have roughly 3000 visitors per day and the same level of engagement. Visitors spend a combined 13000 minutes/day on the blog. I do not find normal blog rankings based on popularity or traffic like Wise Bread’s list very useful. Ranking by popularity or traffic is like […]
The survival podcast on consumerism
Today’s episode of The Survival Podcast discusses consumerism and how companies are intentionally designing products to be faddish and break down in order to maximize profit. He also mentions the ERE book in the beginning. For those who are coming over from from the podcast, let me say that the kind of everyday-survivalism Jack talks […]
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21 day makeover
- Welcome to boot camp!
Here's some simple steps to get in shape to start the ERE journey. Day 1: Finding a place to live Day 2: Decluttering and managing stuff Day 3: Grocery shopping Day 4: Drop the cell phone plan Day 5: Find a free hobby Day 6: Clothes Day 7: Going car free Day 8: Get engaged! Day 9: Budgeting Day 10: Calculating net worth Day 11: Connecting your stuff with your neighbors Day 12: Establishing a savings account Day 13: Insurance Day 14: Investing for early retirement – Part 1 Day 15: The first two weeks of the make over Day 16: The stuff you actually keep and use Day 17: Maintaining and repairing things Day 18: Join a challenge Day 19: Getting rid of your TV (addiction) Day 20: Own classics Day 21: Investing for early retirement – Part 2
Post graduation work
- The journey never ends. Here's some inspiration for those who already internalized the ERE principles and want to advance and connect with likeminded people
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