Early Retirement Extreme

A Philosophical and Practical Guide to Financial Independence

By: Jacob Lund Fisker

Narrated by: Douglas Martin

Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

"A carefully-crafted combination of smart financial choices, simple living, and increased self-sufficiency brought me financial independence at 30 and allowed me to retire from my profession at 33. Early Retirement Extreme shows how I did it and how anyone can formulate their own plan for financial independence." (Jacob Lund Fisker, author)

In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of its publication and nearly 50,000 readers, Early Retirement Extreme is available as a freshly adapted, listener-friendly audiobook for the first time. If you're one of the 50,000, the audiobook is a perfect way to revisit the principles and framework of Early Retirement Extreme.

A classic text for advanced students of personal finance, each new listen will reveal new layers of insight as previous concepts click into place.

More than just a book on how to retire extremely early by spending less and earning more while investing in a few funds and hoping they go up in the long run. Written for those wanting a deep and detailed understanding of the strategies and building blocks required to design and live an interesting life independent of the winds of the economy. An information-dense study of economic resilience and how to thrive in an increasingly fragile job- and consumer-oriented world hitting its limits.

It teaches how a shift in focus from consuming to producing can help people out of the consumer trap and offers a path to achieving the freedom necessary to pursue interests other than working for a living. The principles in Early Retirement Extreme show how to break the financial chains that hold people back from doing what they truly want to do. The framework and principles revealed in the book has been used by many people over the last few years to accomplish a variety of goals. It provides people a means to achieve almost any goal, whether it’s debt-free living, extended travel, a sabbatical, a career change, time off to raise a child, a traditional retirement, or simply a desire for a more resilient and self-sufficient lifestyle. The book was initially written for people in their 20s and 30s, but its ideas aren’t limited to early retirees. Middle-aged people in the grips of consumerism can use the principles to take back control of their lives. People closer to retirement age who don’t feel adequately prepared can use it to set themselves up for a comfortable retirement in a relatively short period of time. Anyone worried about their financial future can use the principles in Early Retirement Extreme to make their future more secure.

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©2020 Jacob Lund Fisker (P)2020 Upfront Books

Great book but hard to follow

The first half book is most useful and informative, the second part’s ideas are very hard to implement

Good infos concerning early retirement

Liked the discussion and informations about reinassence men and the example provided. It would be good to have this book rearranged, I personally didn't like the chapter division. Good reference point for money and investing

Great book!

Interesting view points enforcing what I felt I intuitively already felt but didn’t fully understand.

Highly recommend!

Frugality Survival Guide

Anyone that hates on this book missed the point. The author isn’t trying to persuade anyone into a specific lifestyle, rather he is asking challenging questions that free the readers mind and enrich your life as you think them through and apply them to your life practically! Thank you so much for furthering my life and education ERE!

Excellent

Love this book! Listened to it multiple times! Very good philosophical approach. Don’t expect a “how to” as much as a “how to think and formulate your own plan.”

Excellent tips and interesting application of philosophy and systems theory

This title is not a financial guru book, something I like about it. It is structured to introduce a different lifestyle and wake up readers from there consumer daze.

I don’t think the strategies are all realistic nor do I like the fact the writer makes suggestions about children and family without truly having them. I skipped over some sections but ultimately will put the ideas in to practice (fishbone analysis, how to minimize waste and consumption, etc).

I do not however agree with this concept of hyper frugality. Read Mr money mustache for that.

Great perspective of retirement

Too long for finance professionals to read. But very good opnt of view for everyone who reads it

A sustainable lifestyle!

To get the most of this book it is good to already be a little in the mindset that the author promotes. I’ve felt that something is wrong in life a long time and this book helps me come a little closer figuring out what is wrong in the modern society. Live sustainable and proud of your own achievements and have the life you want!

I found the examples of transportation the most useful as I’ve felt my car has held me back for a long time and caused me much anxiety and stress due to its black hole of sucking money out of my pocket.

Unconventional thinking

The author goes into topics with a completely different point of view than we "ordinary people" are used to or were taught about. He does not present direct solutions or step by step on "how-to-plan", rather he forces you to critically evaluate our current life: Is this how we want to live? Are we happy with our lives, our jobs, our commitments, to spend the best years working for others, so that we can buy more stuff to fill our houses? Do we want to live like this until we grow old and gray, and no longer have the energy or health to finally enjoy retirement? Or do we want an alternative lifestyle? Here you need to tailor your own alternative that suits your vision, regardless of whether it goes against the opinions of others. How far you want to go depends on you. Minimalism is starting to become popular and fits nicely into this mindset.

I'm not impressed with performance. Narration was too fast in places and I had to rewind several times as I did not get the full meaning of what he was reading the first time.

Perennial Favorite

Out of 400+ personal finance and “self improvement” books this is in my short list of top 10 favorites.

It’s NOT fun to read. It will challenge your current lifestyle and viewpoints.

But as they say “If you like what you’re getting, keep doing what you’re doing”. If there’s an area of your life that needs improvement, maybe try reading something with a different perspective. If that’s the case, this is your book.