Hi Rossox, how have you been since 2018?
Are you still in Annecy? It's a wonderful place! I like Savoie a lot too, even if I don't live there.
Hope you're fine and that your ERE journey is going well.
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- Thu Aug 26, 2021 6:00 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Rossox Journal (From France)
- Replies: 54
- Views: 10292
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 7:02 am
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Purchasing a new laptop
- Replies: 39
- Views: 4544
Re: Purchasing a new laptop
I wanted to say exactly this. 2012 15" non retina macbook pro. Excellent choice.Frugalchicos wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 6:43 amI currently use a mid 2012 Macbook pro. It is the last macbook pro you can upgrade and fix yourself.
- Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:51 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Stonage journal
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8177
Re: Stonage journal
Hello Stoneage, I hope you're fine with the recent storms.
Don't hesitate to say hello!
Don't hesitate to say hello!
- Sat Sep 19, 2020 7:25 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Stonage journal
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8177
Re: Stonage journal
It would be epic! Definitely an ERE-minded project.
Don't forget to relate it here if you do it =D
Don't forget to relate it here if you do it =D
- Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:38 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Stonage journal
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8177
- Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:41 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Stonage journal
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8177
Re: Stonage journal
This is nice! Camping into the wild is difficult indeed, especially with wolfs around ;) By heat exchanger, I meant a (pretty simple) device whose function is to take your shower sewage heat, to input it into your incoming cold water. This way your cold water is 20°c instead of 5 (for example) and y...
- Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:47 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Stonage journal
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8177
Re: Stonage journal
Good saving ratio considering that you have kids!
Holidays have a decent budget too, so you're not restraining too much
Electricity is a bit high though! Did you considered using a heat exchanger for your shower?
And a wood burner for heating?
Holidays have a decent budget too, so you're not restraining too much
Electricity is a bit high though! Did you considered using a heat exchanger for your shower?
And a wood burner for heating?
- Sat Sep 12, 2020 1:38 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Stonage journal
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8177
Re: Stonage journal
By the way Stoneage, I see that your last budget post is 5 years old!
Have you improved some things since? And how's your business?
Do you still use electricity for heating?
So many questions =D
Have you improved some things since? And how's your business?
Do you still use electricity for heating?
So many questions =D
- Thu Sep 10, 2020 7:33 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Stonage journal
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8177
Re: Stonage journal
Courage Stoneage! Bad luck indeed but you're managing it right. On real estate, I mostly agree with you. Nevertheless, prices have increased differently through territory. There is still areas where prices are reasonable compared to rents. You're right about demography; but if the deal is good enoug...
- Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:12 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Stonage journal
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8177
Re: Stonage journal
The nature you live in seems a bit harsh sometimes! Your vegetation losses are significant. How do you feel about it overall? Did you consider investing in real estate? You can do self-sustaining operations if you manage it well (with a 20 year mortgage). You could then sell when you need funds (chi...
- Sat Sep 05, 2020 6:30 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Stonage journal
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8177
Re: Stonage journal
Haha, your first point killed me! A great one isn't it
Do you have a water collector to adress the drought problem? (Filled by your gutters). If it's a bit high from the ground you don't even need a pump to use it.
As for your dream, I share it.
Where do you invest your funds?
Do you have a water collector to adress the drought problem? (Filled by your gutters). If it's a bit high from the ground you don't even need a pump to use it.
As for your dream, I share it.
Where do you invest your funds?
- Mon Aug 31, 2020 7:40 am
- Forum: ERE Community
- Topic: Anyone in Paris?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3300
Re: Anyone in Paris?
We mitigate the annoyance of living in a big town by living near our workplaces, so we do everything by foot, which negates a lot of the trouble.
But yeah, the good life is not in a city in my opinion
But yeah, the good life is not in a city in my opinion
- Mon Aug 31, 2020 7:35 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Stonage journal
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8177
Re: Stonage journal
Good estate increase! Your land size is impressive. Does it contribute to your ERE quest (cultivate vegetables, fruit trees, chickens, firewood)? Children are expensive for sure, they're a "friction" (using Jacob's terminology) with the ERE goal, that said they don't make anything impossib...
- Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:58 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: ERE as Chess Discussion
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8346
Re: ERE as Chess Discussion
Chess is such a wonderful game! Its deepness extends its lessons far beyond the board, allowing meaningful comparisons with life itself. May I be allowed to expose some of those which relates to ERE philosophy. Genius appears foolish to the profane eyes The state of the world is not the same for som...
- Wed Aug 26, 2020 4:54 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: A french newcomer into the rabbit hole
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5544
Re: A french newcomer into the rabbit hole
@Stoneage: haha, I didn't know the SHTF expression, even though I like the prepping movement (without being in myself). Northern Italy is an idea to be considered indeed! I love the mountains very much by the way. I also think about eastern EU countries since several days! A friend of mine visited s...
- Wed Aug 26, 2020 4:18 pm
- Forum: ERE Community
- Topic: Anyone in Paris?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3300
Re: Anyone in Paris?
Haha, not an ERE friendly place indeed!
Fortunately I and DW don't live the typical and expensive parisian life (introverts here), so we mitigate the high cost of living.
Burgundy is a very nice area, I would love to go to countryside too, we will do it when we will be closer to FI!
Fortunately I and DW don't live the typical and expensive parisian life (introverts here), so we mitigate the high cost of living.
Burgundy is a very nice area, I would love to go to countryside too, we will do it when we will be closer to FI!
- Wed Aug 26, 2020 3:56 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Stonage journal
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8177
Re: Stonage journal
Hey Stoneage,
How's your ERE journey since 2015? What have you improved some things?
As you're in countryside, do you have a gardener?
How's your ERE journey since 2015? What have you improved some things?
As you're in countryside, do you have a gardener?
- Thu Aug 20, 2020 3:08 pm
- Forum: ERE Community
- Topic: Anyone in Paris?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3300
Re: Anyone in Paris?
Thanks for the references Jean, they seem very interesting, especially the book. You're right about the ERE proximity of "Simplicité volontaire" and "Décroissance" movements, though they may lack the investment part. I'm a bit more reserved about the "punks à chiens", w...
- Wed Aug 19, 2020 3:20 pm
- Forum: ERE Community
- Topic: Anyone in Paris?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3300
Re: Anyone in Paris?
Haha, well, I'm currently searching. The difficult part is that, as Jacob pointed out somewhere, there's a lot of people aiming to be financially independent; and also a lot of people aiming to turn their back to the consumerism ideology. But rare are those who want both! French people don't like to...
- Mon Aug 17, 2020 4:12 pm
- Forum: ERE Community
- Topic: Anyone in Paris?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3300
Anyone in Paris?
Hello dear folks,
Is anyone near Paris?
I live here so if anyone is interested in a meetup, I would be glad to participate.
Considering the quasi-absence of ERE in France, this is like a message in a bottle but even if you're french don't hesitate to say hello
Is anyone near Paris?
I live here so if anyone is interested in a meetup, I would be glad to participate.
Considering the quasi-absence of ERE in France, this is like a message in a bottle but even if you're french don't hesitate to say hello