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As per traditional ERE philosophy, my anxiety about money is caused by relying on a single income stream - the one that comes from my employment. I still estimate myself to be a WL3.5 - 4-ish, and rely too much on that one source and not enough on yields and flows from a stable network of activitie...

@ertyu: Thanks for the update. I am still very impressed you made that change and it is working out. The change in relationship to work sounds great. Makes me feel there is hope that change can be achieved. Doing the math it sounds like your almost FI (if one defines it at 30x expenses) if you’d mov...

Are there plans for length and agenda already? Are we planning a meetup somewhere for a weekend, a day, a week? Meet at a camp site, biwak space, etc? I might be traveling by bike and/or train. Any preferences? Alpine region could be nice for some hikes but also health might prevent some folks to jo...

With enough time I am also flexible. Timeline looks good. I will be traveling in the summer also.

I finished my spreadsheet for this year and went to my first group session. The group was a good experience. It was a very nice atmosphere and a small and intimate group. It felt good and I will go back. Unfortunately I will be traveling for the next two meetings but I think that's ok. It was nice t...

I did some research for Germany and it seems like the same situation. Lots of rules and regulations that make it a huge investment to make an “official” tiny house work. There are ways to ignore the law or stay in some grey area but I too find it somewhat stressful if I’d be dependent on it.

@delay: Thanks for your comment. Good point that making something scarce can make it seem valuable. I didn’t think of it like that before. I need to mull over that. I am unsure if I will fall for that or not. Regarding the depression: Yes.. I don’t want to be stuck on medication long term. I also ta...

@mountainFrugal: Thanks for the feedback. I did get hung up a little on sorting things through first (which I tend to do) but I think your approach is the right one. Get everything on paper, maybe get some feedback (if people feel generous) and then make a plan. @7w5: That is a great spreadsheet. I ...

Thanks chenda, that is what I am hoping too.

My next goal is to come up with a coherent write-up for my 2024 goals. Right now it feels like things are rattling around in my head but have not fallen into place yet.

I'm excited to read about your journey! cooking, permaculture and bikepacking are all on my agenda for 2024. The other ones are more vaguely defined as enjoying life and healthy habits. They all feed into each other of course.

So, it feels a bit weird writing this update because I haven't really been active on the forum for a while but I decided to get back into ERE this year (which is almost over ;) - so no more procrastinating) and I think this journal is due for an update. I'm trying to do this in a somewhat compressed...

Goal for Jan 10nd to 17th [ ] Go running 3 times I did not complete my goal. Things never pan out as you plan them... My cat got sick on Wednesday and I decided to put her down instead of weeks of force feeding and a high chance of a lung collapse. It were very traumatic days. Losing my best friend...

Not a zero week but didn't finish the spreadsheet. Want to do it this week since this will be the first week I need it for tracking. Goal for Jan 2nd to 9th [x] Create spreadsheet to track work/ere hours for next year @ertyu I like that idea of framing it this way. Instead of setting explicit goals...

Goal for Dec 26 to Jan 1st [x] Finish painting and cleaning in new flat [-] Create spreadsheet to track work/ere hours for next year Not a zero week but didn't finish the spreadsheet. Want to do it this week since this will be the first week I need it for tracking. Goal for Jan 2nd to 9th [ ] Creat...

Goal for Dec 20 to 27 [x] Put two more things on eBay [-] Get started back on strength training for back and do stretches Strength training didn't happen but I am renovating a flat so there was exercise. Put two more things on eBay. Sold one. Goal for Dec 26 to Jan 1st [ ] Finish painting and clean...

Goal for Dec 13 to 19

[x] Take vitamin D every day to improve handling winter darkness
[x] Drink 2L every day

Worked out well.

Goal for Dec 20 to 27

[ ] Put two more things on eBay
[ ] Get started back on strength training for back and do stretches

I love this thread. Thanks @ertyu for starting it. This is perfect to get me back on track. Goal for Dec 13 to 19 [ ] Take vitamin D every day to improve handling winter darkness [ ] Drink 2L every day Reasoning: Hopefully it will help me get my energy levels up and help me reconnect with the ERE fo...

This week went ok. I managed to make further inroads into the food supplies but it takes a while. Roughly 50% of the stuff on ebay sold so I will have to relist some of it. It's so much work to get rid of things its crazy. Really makes me want to consider the whole lifecycle more when I get somethin...

Congrats DutchGirl. Such an impressive journey.

Just a tip for getting started with Linux: Make a list of the applications (audio, chat, photo management, etc.) you use and make sure they run in Linux. If not.. ideally find an alternative that you can also use on your current operating system. Once you're happy with your suite of apps make the sw...