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<r>@Chad: the old man I was talking about, was helping in the bar, but the bar belongs to his son. It's a family bussiness and he looked happy enough to be helping out.<br/>
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Don't try to think to much about the future. Live now. And when you get old, you'll probably appreciate other things and ...

<r>@Marius: I don't know how to slow hair loss. But I always said, if it happened to me, I'd shave it all off and grow a huge beard to compensate.<br/>
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I couldn't wait though, so I already grew the beard <E>:)</E><br/>
But I'd say, fix the chronic stress issue and the chronic sleep deprivation ...

<t>It's not about how long you live, it's about how you live. In Roses in Catalunya (Spain), there's a bar where every sunday (when it's market in Roses), they serve tapas with the drinks.<br/>
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On that day, the bar is extremely busy. A lot of people go there.<br/>
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In the kitchen, theres ...

<r>The experiment has started on July 8th 2011!<br/>
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For those who where interested, I wrote a blogpost about it and you can follow the progress on my blog.<br/>
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Here is the post:<br/>
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<URL url="http://mindofmoney.blogspot.com/2011/07/experiment-do-we-really-need-shampoo.html ...

@conpewter: I always wondered how the shells work. Do you happen to have an idea about that? xD
Regarding the TP... it does not look like something I would want to give up.
@rePete: How does the cup thing work? It seems like an interesting approach...

<t>Pro cellphone: cost<br/>
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Here's how I do it: cheap cellphone (one that can make calls and send text messages... what more do you need from a phone anyway?).<br/>
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Pre-paid card = 15 EUR (22 USD) per YEAR.<br/>
Pro cellphone: people can call you in case of emergency<br/>
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@epiphany: I'm trying to reach ERE with a rent like yours. It's difficult finding better deals, if you're living on your own.

The basic formula still works. Save as much as you can. And with a 50% savings rate, I'd say your on the right track...
Good luck!

<r>Several people seem to be interested in how the experiment goes. I will start it July 9 2011 and I'll let you know how it goes.<br/>
I must agree with the fact that cost efficiency has nothing to do with this experiment, since shampoo is not that expensive. But there are a lot of chemicals in it ...

<t>After the "Do we really need mattrasses"-thread which made me get rid of my bed and mattrass, a new thread emerges... which will question the need for shampoo and even soap.<br/>
A blogger named Niall Doherty wrote the post that made me question it.<br/>
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You can find his post here.<br/>
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<t>Okay, so we have a new quick summary of the available options:<br/>
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1. Don't iron.<br/>
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1.a Body heat will do the ironing for you + use hangers for clothes.<br/>
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1.b Put the clothes to dry using pegs in a position where they don't get much wrinkles.<br/>
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2. Buying a used ...

<r>@jasonR: Haha <E>:)</E> I've never thought of that! Ingenious idea!<br/>
@bigato: Oh, so the wrinkles go out of the clothes from your body heat? That's interesting to know.<br/>
@<everybody>: Thanks for the ideas.<br/>
Quick summary of the available options:<br/>
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1. Don't iron. (Body heat ...

<r>What would be an ERE solution to ironing?<br/>
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- not ironing at all, but that probably gives you wrinkled clothes?<br/>
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- Ironing the old-school way, with a cast-iron iron that you put on a stove<br/>
Does anybody have better ideas or comments on my ...

<t>@slacker: I understand that and that's also what I do. I was just trying out formula's to give me an estimate on how long it's going to take me. That's very difficult to predict (actually, there's no way of knowing for sure).<br/>
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But still, having an estimate that you can follow by ...

<t>@George: I actually have a graph the displays expenses vs. passive income. When they cross, I can live of the investments. It does not take into account the income I get from actively buying and selling stocks, so that would even give me a buffer.<br/>
Thouhg that graph is more trustworthy, there ...

@dan23: Thanks for the link and the information. That's a good website. I'm glad I posted this, anything I can learn about the exact numbers will give me more accurate results in my calculations and a better peace of mind when I finally reach my goal and make the jump.

@Robert Muir: Thanks for the info... I'll look into it. Your results are better anyway... less years

<t>@Piper: At least that boss said it out loud. My boss comes at my desk and asks how far I got with the assignment. I explain where I stand and then he asks me to go quicker, otherwise we won't make it in time. (Oh, I had just started a day ago with the assignment by the way.) And he came back like ...

I've been having some fun with the mathematical side of ERE, which led me to write a post on my blog which you can find here.
Feel free to look around and if you have any questions or comments, just let me know. It's only part I, another post will follow later.

@learning: Welcome. This community will definently help you with the psychological evolving, there seem to be a lot of interesting people here with different perspectives. If you have specific questions about something, we'll be glad to help you figure it out.

<r>@bigato: Oh, a colleague martial artist ^^ I do Aikibudo, which is a Japanese martial art combination of 3 styles: daito-ryu aiki jiu-jitsu (historical ma), yoseikan aikido (more modern ma) and katori shinto ryu (oldest sword school of Japan)<br/>
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and I also do Doce Pares Eskrima (fillipino ...