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<r>I've been using <URL url="http://www.amazon.com/tradein">www.amazon.com/tradein</URL> as I purge all my DVDs, video games, electronics and cellphones - even a few old textbooks. Probably not great ERE advice as it funds future shopping vs. cash but it's has been great for getting rid of stuff. Th...

<t>What's been helpful for me is carving back more of my personal time. Letting go of careerism/career advancement and avoiding killer hours makes it easier to leave work both on time AND behind at the end of the day. I’m also not as social with work colleagues- a good thing – for both budget and wo...

<t>+1 “ It’s just that 4 years feels like an awful long time to defer life. “<br/> <br/> Like dragoncar I recognize so much of what I’m feeling and living thru with this post that it’s scary. <br/> It might be optimistic to assume that the last year before ERE is like the last week of school and wil...

<t>I do drive a car - it was a gift so no payments just insurance/gas/maint on me. <br/> The comments here have been super helpful. Fact is I've been meaning to try the longer commute for more than 2 days in a row for a while and I keep putting it off. That doesn't bode well for the day to day grind...

<t>Informal telecommuting -a random work from home day here or there- is OK but unfortunately not as a regular schedule. I’m also kicking around offering house-sitting services to coworkers and friends to break up the long haul. <br/> My commute would go from ~10 mins to 1:45 (each way) – although a...

<t>Hello ERE Inspirations - <br/> I'm a long time lurker (I'm really not much of a joiner typically) who got frustratingly stuck in the 21 day makeover a few years ago. So while occasionally stopping by the site over the last year I haven't taken enough concrete steps on the road to ERE. I cut cable...