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Budget reduction survey results

Published in December 1st, 2011
Posted by in Finance, Health, Transportation, Work
30 Comments

Here are the results, in a graph, showing which budget categories, responders have the biggest problems reducing. A few days after posting the survey, I realized that the question was a bit ambiguously phrased. For example, housing costs may be hard to reduce further because they have already been significantly reduced (why athletes will lose […]

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Do I have to live in an RV to retire extremely early?

Published in July 7th, 2011
Posted by in Early Retirement, Finance, housing, Transportation
41 Comments

The short answer is: No, you don’t but it’s fun and it does have its advantages compared to an apartment or a house. My housing story is as follows. During grad school I lived in dorm with shared kitchen and bathroom facilities. This is not a big deal when you sleep from 3am to 10am. […]

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Traveling by sail

Published in September 13th, 2010
Posted by in Early Retirement, Timely, Transportation
28 Comments

On labor day I went sailing on D_’s 21 foot two masted sailboat on the local reservoir. Having been reading cruising and sailing books for a couple of years by now, this was the first time ever I have actually stepped onto a boat that is bigger than a rowboat but smaller than a ferry. […]

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