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by theanimal
Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:37 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: AE's Journal Round 6 - Navigating the Liminal Space
Replies: 119
Views: 30941

Re: AE's Journal Round 6 - Navigating the Liminal Space

Ah! You were so close! I think you should go forward with your move. I'm worried that your new plan is a step back and that you are procrastinating actually moving and seeking comfort in further analysis. What is visiting some more cities going to do to change your mind? You already know that you ne...
by theanimal
Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:37 pm
Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
Topic: Hunting for Food: A Primer
Replies: 46
Views: 11698

Re: Hunting for Food: A Primer

I just discovered that Steven Rinella (of Meateater) wrote a two volume series directly in line with the theme of this thread. I have not read them, but his guides are usually known for being high quality. Both volumes have perhaps the highest ratings I've ever seen on Amazon for a book. 4.9 stars f...
by theanimal
Fri Mar 22, 2024 5:51 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Ego's Journal
Replies: 372
Views: 56936

Re: Ego's Journal

Ego wrote:
Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:20 pm
Today I received a massive supply of food from Azure Standard. I expect this to be our last expensive stock-up before we leave in the fall.
What are you two planning? Are you taking off for a year again?
by theanimal
Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:21 am
Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
Topic: Is dissatisfaction necessary to change?
Replies: 13
Views: 792

Re: Is dissatisfaction necessary to change?

I guess I find it odd that there's an assumption that only dissatisfied people would be drawn to ERE. If true, it seems like a terminal flaw because people will lose interest as soon as the initial dissatisfaction is addressed. Agree with this and the idea that it also limits the audience because i...
by theanimal
Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:19 pm
Forum: Housing and Transportation Questions
Topic: ERE City (US)
Replies: 470
Views: 159000

Re: ERE City (US)

Some have listed nature as a desirable in the survey. Other than the beach, how would you rank the availability of nature in Evanston? I realize that people have many different definitions and expectations of what they're asking for in terms of access to nature , but I figure you'd know the answer ...
by theanimal
Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:55 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: mountainFrugal Journal
Replies: 463
Views: 100803

Re: mountainFrugal Journal

I really like the look of that weathered beam. The new paint really makes that freshly polished floor shine. It's looking better and better with each update.
by theanimal
Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:48 pm
Forum: Housing and Transportation Questions
Topic: ERE City (US)
Replies: 470
Views: 159000

Re: ERE City (US)

Evanston is really nice. One of my sisters lived there for a few years and I have some family that still lives there. It's also on the shores of Lake Michigan with beaches and has plenty of cultural opportunities thanks to the University and the town center. If you wanted to go downtown, for all but...
by theanimal
Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:38 pm
Forum: ERE Community
Topic: European ERE meetup
Replies: 24
Views: 1744

Re: European ERE meetup

You guys give me too much credit. @Jean is also a consultant who solves complex problems. i am not.
by theanimal
Tue Mar 12, 2024 4:47 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: the animal's journal
Replies: 1057
Views: 258869

Re: the animal's journal

@Slevin- Thanks for sharing that. I thought it was pretty crazy, now I think it's really crazy. Authors get gouged in a few ways on Amazon these days. That's one of them, through audiobooks is another. That being said, however they are calculating it ends up being different than what they stated(or ...
by theanimal
Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: the animal's journal
Replies: 1057
Views: 258869

Re: the animal's journal

Thanks, all! Maybe amazon has changed the deal, but it used to be that amazon wanted an exclusive deal in order to pay 70% royalties on ebooks on KDP. Otherwise it was 35%. Depending on the ratio between amazon and your storefront (where presumably, it's closer to 100%), it might not be worthwhile t...
by theanimal
Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:37 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: the animal's journal
Replies: 1057
Views: 258869

Re: the animal's journal

I see the light at the end of the tunnel. The book process is coming to a close. I ended up having 7 beta readers who all provided feedback after their reading of an early draft. It was incredibly helpful and I was able to incorporate a lot of their suggestions and changes with the end product being...
by theanimal
Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Slevin's journal
Replies: 196
Views: 27221

Re: Slevin's journal

The first thing you have to do is make one face flat and level so that you can establish a reference point. Check to see if your board is bowed and has a cup or crown to it. If it does, it'd be easiest to plane the crown side. In other words, planing the high spot in the center and leveling it off w...
by theanimal
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:50 am
Forum: Housing and Transportation Questions
Topic: ERE City (US)
Replies: 470
Views: 159000

Re: ERE City (US)

Like some of the others, I'm not willing to move to an ERE city unless it becomes attractive enough to leave my friends and current lifestyle behind. That would take a lot. I have little expectation of anyone wanting to move by me full time, but I would very much welcome it if it occurred and would ...
by theanimal
Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:19 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: The Education of Axel Heyst
Replies: 1976
Views: 341254

Re: The Education of Axel Heyst

Great pics and nice idea on The Burrow, if just for not having to dig and chip through that rock anymore. :)
by theanimal
Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:10 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: ffj's Early Retirement (round 2)
Replies: 227
Views: 60050

Re: ffj's Early Retirement (round 2)

Thanks for sharing the photos. I always enjoy reading your posts. I was going to mention the same thing as @mathiverse. In the past, I went through a similar process when I was applying to government jobs (both state and federal). On the job posting, those positions would usually have the name and p...
by theanimal
Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:55 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: AE's Journal Round 6 - Navigating the Liminal Space
Replies: 119
Views: 30941

Re: AE's Journal Round 6 - Navigating the Liminal Space

Great news on the move! I’m looking forward to seeing how the changes work out for you. I think there are lots of positives ahead. At the very least, if you maintain your current schedule, there shouldn’t be as much driving around to various social meetups. Your social/social opportunity density is ...
by theanimal
Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: Health and Food Questions
Topic: Whole-Food, Plant-based Diet is ERE
Replies: 41
Views: 2296

Re: Whole-Food, Plant-based Diet is ERE

Cargill annual rev: 177 billion JBS annual rev: 71.1 billion Tyson Annual rev: 53 billion Perdue farms annual rev: 8 billion + Please don’t post claims like this without some sort of backing source. Meat companies are an absolute behemoth in the US and abroad. Implying there’s “other advertising mo...
by theanimal
Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:50 pm
Forum: Housing and Transportation Questions
Topic: ERE City (US)
Replies: 470
Views: 159000

Re: ERE City (US)

I've mentioned this before somewhere, but Chicago is the unofficial ERE city. There are already 10+ forumites who live in Chicagoland and another half dozen who live within a few hours drive. Yes, the trains and public transportation all runs towards downtown like a spoke and hub. Though with a car,...
by theanimal
Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Emergent Renaissance Ecology
Topic: How is the FIRE movement doing?
Replies: 337
Views: 128887

Re: How is the FIRE movement doing?

jacob wrote:
Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:34 am
The only thing I've heard out of TikTok is some viral meme of saying "I can't afford it"... some kind of "honest budgeting". They have a cool term for it, but it's very simple stuff.
"Girl Math" is one of those terms.
by theanimal
Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:21 pm
Forum: Emergent Renaissance Ecology
Topic: How is the FIRE movement doing?
Replies: 337
Views: 128887

Re: How is the FIRE movement doing?

I agree that social media has a great addictive power and we are running a wild experiment on young people. I don't think that this is new, as technology has advanced the newest generation is always the first to do something. No media vs radio vs television vs computers vs internet vs smart phones....