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Not enjoying life in extreme early retirement? 13 Apr 2013 | 07:57 pm
One of the most common objection consumers have to extreme early retirement is that it’s impossible to enjoy life on a low budget and therefore not worthwhile. That spending 75% of the best daylight h...
Theory of mind 11 Apr 2013 | 01:32 am
Lately I have been fascinated with the concept of a theory of mind. To use the word theory in its correct scientific sense, it would be better to speak of a “hypothesis of mind” since neither one’s ow...
Tips from S on how to spend less eating out 29 Mar 2013 | 05:09 pm
I must admit I am hopeless to give advice on reducing the cost of eating out, because eating out to me means about as much as a book on string theory does to the next person. Fortunately, I got “saved...
A meaningful life after early retirement 29 Mar 2013 | 05:09 pm
Is it possible to live a meaningful life after retiring early, like really early? I think this entirely comes down to the person. I think a person who manages to secure retirement at a young age is a ...
Why so few succeed 29 Mar 2013 | 05:09 pm
If you want to become financially independent in 10 years, Todd over at the financialmentor.com makes a cogent case for how the math works. The extreme savings method is robust unlike other methods su...
Food, health, and (long and short-term) costs 29 Mar 2013 | 05:09 pm
I’m 37 now. This is the age where the cumulative effects of good and bad living are beginning to show. When I look at the people I went to school with, some of the “health nuts” still look like they’r...
The feeling of time 27 Mar 2013 | 05:50 pm
I have now been on my own time for about 2.5 months and frankly it feels like a lifetime. As far as I remember, during the time when I was still working a normal job, every day looked like every other...
Are we blogging the wrong way? 27 Mar 2013 | 05:50 pm
Some strategies for discovering things that go unnoticed would involve ignoring the “junk mail” and go to the (usually smaller) shops in the side streets. These often offer better deals because they d...
The connection between ERE and peak oil 27 Mar 2013 | 05:49 pm
I was recently asked why I haven’t made the connection between ERE and peak oil more explicit. As some of you may know, I used to be somewhat active in the peak oil community about 5-7 years ago. The ...
Things vs. experiences 27 Mar 2013 | 05:49 pm
These days you can’t throw a dwarf without hitting someone preaching than you should value experiences over things. It is continuously the case that a certain, but changing, personality type dominates...
