For what is worth, the blog uses a plugin called "what would seth godin do". Seth Godin is this kind of genious marketeer. What the plugin does is to display two different messages. The first 4 times someone visits the blog, it shows this:
And after the 5th time, it shows this:If you're new here, this blog will give you the tools to become financially independent in 5 years. The gives a good summary of the principles of the strategy. The key to success is to run your personal finances much like a business, thinking about assets and inventory and focusing on efficiency and value for money. Not just any business but a business that's flexible, agile, and adaptable. Conversely most consumers run their personal finances like an inflexible money-losing anti-business always in danger on losing their jobs to the next wave of downsizing.
Here's almost a thousand online journals from people, who are following the ERE strategy tailored to their particular situation (age, children, location, education, goals, ...). Increasing their savings from the usual 5-15% of their income to tens of thousands of dollars each year or typically 40-80% of their income, many accumulate six-figure net-worths within a few years.
Since everybody's situation is different (age, education, location, children, goals, ...) I suggest only spending a brief moment on this blog, which can be thought of as my personal journal, before delving into the forum journals and looking for the crowd's wisdom for your particular situation.
If you want to see it in action, delete the earlyretirementextreme cookies (WWSGD) and reload the blog 4 times.If you enjoy the blog, also consider the book which is much better organized and more complete. You can read the first chapter for free,
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