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I just finished reading the book and really enjoyed it! It feels like the closest thing to a companion book to ERE in terms of overall ethos, though it's definitely its own unique work.

I found the concept of the two selves (present or well really past and future or present self) really clever—it ...

Thank you for linking! I thought it might be helpful to have a repository of ERE episodes here instead of in separate threads.

I am trying to build an ERE podcast playlist on Spotify to reference. Here is what I have so far:

Advanced Retrodaptics - specifically episodes 1-5
Great Simplification - Vicki Robin
Various podcasts that Jacob has been on - Madfientist, Thorough Conversations, Talking Billions

Are there any other ...

Thanks for the response! You are not the first person to mention Gendlin, so this is something I need to look into.

I am getting to your same thought process, but I got to the destination slightly differently. I had a decent amount of meditation experience before starting EMDR, but I felt like I ...

Thanks, Ertyu, for the kind words. Embarking on the journey, especially those first few sessions before you gain the inner tools to process, was hard and scary but also worth it.

I'm curious if you've found any other practices you like to do that can help you tune in somatically. I've explored a ...

YTD Update

June Savings Rate: 36%
YTD Savings Rate: 2%

% TTM (Trailing Twelve Months) covered by NW @ 4%: 22%
% TSM (Trailing Six Months) covered by NW @ 4%: 14%

I am happy to have broken even and have a positive savings rate on a YTD (June) basis. We were excited to have made the last payment ...

Seconding the recommendation on EMDR. I have been working with EMDR for the past year, and it is accelerating my healing way faster than talk therapy has.

With trauma, you really want to focus on the body and the feelings stored within it. EMDR is a way to process those feelings and emotions ...

Thank you for the kind words!

Yes, I had a lot of success with IF prior, and as they say, compliance is the science.

One thing I like so far about the No S Diet is that it eliminates snacking during the week and therefore it has made me start eating breakfast again. I feel that eating breakfast ...

Sure thing:

Here is the video that inspired it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mru0_Q-LLQ8&t=313s

Bands:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K1823XB?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Bar: (I probably could have DIYed this)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDRZ698H?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product ...

Long overdue update

YTD Update

May Savings Rate: 30%
YTD Savings Rate: -9%

% TTM (Trailing Twelve Months) covered by NW @ 4%: 22%
% TSM (Trailing Six Months) covered by NW @ 4%: 15%

The YTD savings rate is still negative, but we are happy to report that we finished the attic and made the last ...

I have been getting pretty bored with the KB workouts at home. I decided to create a budget version of the X3 Bar system with a metal rod and some resistance bands I bought online.

Tried it last night with the overhead press and a front squat with the lightest band in the set. It definitely ...

Funny enough, I have been going down a similar path, but I approached it slightly differently.

I just finished The Retro Future by JMG and Future Scenarios by David Holmgren. These were to get to the basis of the challenges and the problem statement (Climate change and resource depletion).

I ...

Definitely. I am lucky that I am part of a duplex and my neighbor is quite handy/has more tools than me. I have helped him out with a few projects around his house to learn and he has fixed a few things in my house as well. I also use his lawn mower from time to time.

@sodatrain, here are the ones I recently re-read:

https://earlyretirementextreme.com/how-i-became-financially-independent-in-5-years-part-i.html - there are four parts

https://earlyretirementextreme.com/the-hedged-nature-of-early-retirement-extreme.html

https://earlyretirementextreme.com/myths ...

Hi Sodatrain,

I have actually been re-reading a lot of these posts as well. Also, something that didn't get mentioned here is reading old blog posts on ERE, as Jacob was moving up the Wheaton levels before we even had the Wheaton levels as a reference.

As mentioned, chapter 4 in the book is ...

Apologies for the late post

YTD Update

March Savings Rate: -90%
YTD Savings Rate: -23%

% TTM (Trailing Twelve Months) covered by NW @ 4%: 18%
% TSM (Trailing Six Months) covered by NW @ 4%: 16%

Life Updates

March continued to be an expensive month from a spending standpoint. We paid for ...

February Update

February Savings Rate: 16%
YTD Savings Rate: 9%

% TTM (Trailing Twelve Months) covered by NW @ 4%: 19% - I had to update these metrics to strip out our home equity from NW
% TSM (Trailing Six Months) covered by NW @ 4%: 20% - I had to update these metrics to strip out our home ...

There are not many high-quality blogs in this FI space, and most are in the early stages, which won't be that fruitful for someone who has been thinking about this stuff for a longer period of time.

I did want to share this blog, though, because it is thinking beyond the scope of financial capital ...

January Update

January Savings Rate: 1%
YTD Savings Rate: 1%

% TTM (Trailing Twelve Months) covered by NW @ 4%: 22%
% TSM (Trailing Six Months) covered by NW @ 4%: 24%

Life update

Between house projects, my wife's health expenses, and work, I am currently stretched thin. We currently have ...

I heard about him through the forums. I saw there were many discussions around his books and knew that the forum recommends a lot of great stuff. I enjoyed his book but went back to more of the models I know, which are mindfulness, IFS, and Pete Walker's work.

I love Nate Hagen's podcast. I just ...