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- Fri May 03, 2024 10:26 am
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: Actualization!- Level 7 towards level 8
- Replies: 7
- Views: 251
Re: Actualization!- Level 7 towards level 8
Jacob beat me to the first post! Lightly edited to remove redundancies. https://forum.earlyretirementextreme.com/viewtopic.php?p=277205#p277205 I do not want to clutter this thread with a large image so please see my link, but I think that I did a decent job explaining the different capital stacks w...
- Thu May 02, 2024 6:01 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Damn it Feels Good to be a Gangsta
- Replies: 644
- Views: 177360
Re: Damn it Feels Good to be a Gangsta
Another model I like is @mF's "Make, Live, Think, Explore" idea. I'm not sure what he means by this, but I've always interpreted the "live" quadrant as making sure your own house is in order.... putting on your own oxygen-mask. II think this quadrant will always require some act...
- Wed May 01, 2024 7:48 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Bicycle7's Journal
- Replies: 75
- Views: 12409
Re: Bicycle7's Journal
Did you prototype your camping set-up? Or are you going to just go for it?
- Wed May 01, 2024 7:40 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Ego's Journal
- Replies: 384
- Views: 62101
Re: Ego's Journal
This is the general state of the bike industry. The regular bike shop that did not prioritize specialization and/or service is being out-competed by direct to consumer companies or mobile bike repair. A majority of the bike shops within a two hour drive of me have something else to add value to a ph...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:28 pm
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Make Stuff Log
- Replies: 107
- Views: 34540
Re: Make Stuff Log
@mir I think it can be managed for sure. Most of my experience is with trail bikes on single track or very bad forest service roads so it might be a consequence of that style of riding rather than the bags themselves. Post pictures of your frame bag when you are done and let us know any good solutio...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:10 pm
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Make Stuff Log
- Replies: 107
- Views: 34540
Re: Make Stuff Log
Very cool @AH. It looks good on Blue Bessy. Does it rub your right leg at all? This is always a problem with frame packs IMO. It is easy to overfill them and then you end up with annoying chaffing even if only occasionally touching the bag throughout the day.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:40 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: mountainFrugal Journal
- Replies: 489
- Views: 106177
Re: mountainFrugal Journal
https://i.imgur.com/QPbOyPe.png # WINS We completed our remodel and did a soft opening! I completed the advanced suspension, wheel building, disc brake, and dropper post certification classes. Another 8 days of great instruction at United Bicycle Institute. I built a set of wheels from scratch that...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:24 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: I Was Once Found But Now I Am Lost
- Replies: 120
- Views: 31376
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:58 pm
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: The ERE Wheaton Scale
- Replies: 535
- Views: 147987
Re: The ERE Wheaton Scale
I view it as developing skills in the other forms of capital (economic, social, technical, ecological, spiritual, etc. ) to a personal degree that any one of them could be dropped completely and you would still be doing your thing. Living off a portfolio (or a stash of just straight cash) in order t...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:58 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: mountainFrugal Journal
- Replies: 489
- Views: 106177
Re: mountainFrugal Journal
Thank you @guitarplayer. Are you doing hand written journaling exclusively now or just experimenting? We had most of the art/photos hung for the soft opening. 3 more pieces are coming in this week for the full opening. Overall, we had a steady stream of folks come through for the soft opening. Busin...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:42 pm
- Forum: Mastermind Groups
- Topic: Ecology- MMG
- Replies: 179
- Views: 36839
Re: Ecology- MMG
The snow is melting, the morels are popping at lower elevations, and I almost cycled into a mama bear and her two very large cubs (~85% her size). They were galloping up the road towards me as I was rocketing towards them downhill on my way to the studio. Bears are plantigrade on all 4 feet so they ...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:21 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Western Red Cedar's Journal
- Replies: 544
- Views: 165007
Re: Western Red Cedar's Journal
Wherever you go, there you are. If you approach everything with a job-like efficiency, you will likely do the same with travel turning it into logistics-management. Logistics with a large time buffer can be much less stressful. Try leaving a very large time buffer between places and activities. Opt...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:13 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Gardening, cooking and FIRE as a byproduct ;)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 238
Re: Gardening, cooking and FIRE as a byproduct ;)
These are both great skills. Welcome.
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:08 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: mountainFrugal Journal
- Replies: 489
- Views: 106177
Re: mountainFrugal Journal
Thank you @loutfard and @WRC. We are so stoked to open the doors next weekend. From a WOG perspective, my fitness cluster took a huge hit the past few months. I am looking forward to long exercise sessions and more time with DW on the weekends.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:48 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: mountainFrugal Journal
- Replies: 489
- Views: 106177
Re: mountainFrugal Journal
Quick check-in. I am in the middle of (some might say procrastinating) a large ink/watercolor piece for the opening. Darmera Update- Our remodel is complete! https://i.imgur.com/peohrN4.jpeg This is the classroom from two different angles and the back warehouse/studio space. We need to build some dr...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:59 pm
- Forum: Transportation Questions
- Topic: Travel across America on Amtrak
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5344
Re: Travel across America on Amtrak
There was a guy who did this from North Carolina to Southern Oregon for the bike classes. The train was delayed at some point in Denver and he got his return trip fully paid for/reimbursed. He did not do the sleeper car which is substantially more expensive.
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:28 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: guitar player's journal
- Replies: 495
- Views: 126853
Re: guitar player's journal
Raised beds are the way to go if you can. The depth of the soil means you have to water it less. It is off the ground enough to avoid bunnies. Easier on your back. All of the successful gardeners where we live have full sun raised bed gardens with a drip irrigation system. The drip irrigation is not...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:24 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: My side of the mountain
- Replies: 52
- Views: 5907
Re: My side of the mountain
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:36 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: mountainFrugal Journal
- Replies: 489
- Views: 106177
Re: mountainFrugal Journal
Have you ever considered creating a whimsical ornamental garden? I can see how Square Foot Backyard Vegetable Gardening would be totally boring amateur hour compared to what you've done, but gardening in general is almost an infinite field. Thanks @7. I have not considered whimsical gardening, but ...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 4:54 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: mountainFrugal Journal
- Replies: 489
- Views: 106177
Re: mountainFrugal Journal
Yeah. These situations are usually horrible for the "visiting scholars" and the knowledge outcomes are incremental at best (Turnip squeezin') as @jacob mentioned earlier.