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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Ask a Mustachian => Topic started by: jamesbond007 on July 14, 2016, 10:24:38 PM
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Anyone read this book: "Early Retirement Extreme: A philosophical and practical guide to financial independence"?
Reading the description on Amazon makes it seem like a similar MMM philosophy. But I was wondering if he has a differing perspective. It's $9.99 so wanted to get an overview.
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It's this guy: http://earlyretirementextreme.com/
You can definitely get a sense of perspective from the site.
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More "extreme" than MMM but similar philosophies. MMM and Jacob are on friendly terms and ERE at least links to MMM. (Which is how I found MMM).
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Also there is a good interview with the Author on the Radical Personal Finance Podcast. Worth checking out if you are not familiar.
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I read the book, but don't recommend buying it because you can read his thoughts on his blog. Jacob is re-posting his old posts. I enjoyed learning about his more extreme lifestyle; it's an interesting contrast to MMM.
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Does your local library have the book?
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Yeah, I was going to suggest getting it at the library. My library did have the book.
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I totally forgot about library. Geez.... I should get used to going to the library more.
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I think I got it from the library and read about 1/3 of it. I found the writing style to be very tedious to read.
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I think the blog (do the 21 day makeover and most popular posts) will tell you what you need to know. Haven't read the book. Spent a lot of time reading the blog.
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Jacob is how I first got interested in retiring early. His writing style is a bit of an acquired taste. I've read his entire blog and most of the book. Honestly, I'd recommend sticking to the blog. It covers all his major ideas but in less tedium than the book
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I find him really interesting, and I think his wife is a saint.
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I love his blog but hate the book. Boring as batshit.
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I think I got it from the library and read about 1/3 of it. I found the writing style to be very tedious to read.
Concur. Still haven't finished it - I'm maybe 1/3rd to 1/2 of the way through it. I don't recommend. Needs an editor.
If you're interested in the far edge of extreme early retirement, his blog is certainly worth a look.
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Parts of the book are a tough read, but other parts are brilliant. In the whole, it's worth the time investment if FIRE is really interesting to you. And in my opinion, a totally different experience than what you get on the blog. Granted, I didn't read the ERE blog from start to finish. The book does a good job of tying everything together, whereas you don't really get that from a blog experience.
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Read it and enjoyed it. Library (author would approve.)
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I find him really interesting, and I think his wife is a saint.
Oh yeah.
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Read the book (and the blog). When Jacob quit actively blogging, he refers his readers here, which is how I found this site. Book is comprehensive, but if you've read the key blog posts here, you won't learn anything new, because Pete has covered the same ground, albeit in his own style. If you just can't get enough on the topic and want to read someone else's perspective, go for it. When you're done with that, you can go read "Your Money or Your Life", which is the original book on the subject.
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Reading the ebook now of it. Having a hard time staying focused but it is interesting. I never knew much about his blog ill have to go check it out!
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I found it to be a dull slog. Seemed more like an excercise for the author to showcase his intellect. MMM's various writings are far more effective...IMHO. :)
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The book reads more like a thesis for a PhD in Economics.
The blog is much more reader friendly.
Thumbs up pbkmaine!
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I think it was much more flamboyant in the original Danish.
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I think it was much more flamboyant in the original Danish.
And here I thought you were German.
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I would say I'm as American as anyone. In fact, when my grandparents arrived in New York, they were shoeless and disheveled, wandering the streets without a penny in their pockets. That'll be the last time we let them vacation alone.
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I need to add an unqualified positive vote for the book. It's brilliant and not at all boring. Yes, it's dense. No, it doesn't have a lot of fluffy personal vignettes. Just a lot of rock solid practical philosophy. I read it from the library and it made my cut for actually buying a paper copy.
The ERE forum, by the way, has a much more manageable volume than this forum and the discussions are way more substantive... although sometimes off topic.