Book · 2010 · Early retirement
Early Retirement Extreme
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Then I read uh Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob one Fisk which is an incredible incredible book.
What they say about it
- Found the book early“found Early Retirement Extreme very early on”2
The best things said about it
The book that's kind of the forefather of this is Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob Fisker.
I loved Jacob limp fiskers Early Retirement Extreme and then your money in your life.
We went through the 21 days of 21 steps where it kind of broke down all the different things that you could do to be extremely frugal to plan your life to be able to retire early.
I remember reading Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob lonfisk her and I remember reading how he would literally own one plate one set of utensils one cup things like that.
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How it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob Lund Fisker is a financial independence guide that advocates for radical frugality, self-reliance, and lifestyle design to achieve early retirement through extreme savings and reduced consumption. The book is widely credited as a foundational text within the financial independence movement. On ChooseFI, the Mad Fientist mentioned discovering the work as the initial spark that ignited his interest in early retirement, while Travis Shakespeare and David Sawyer similarly recommended the volume as an essential part of their educational journey into alternative financial paths. Eric Jorgenson discussed the book on Modern Wisdom, describing it as a forefather to modern retirement movements and calling it a remarkably intense read. Guests Mary Kate and M.K. Williams also shared on ChooseFI how their husband and partner Jason found the book shortly before their wedding, using its structured twenty-one-step framework to guide their transition toward extreme frugality and intentional living. Furthermore, Brad Barrett reflected on the minimalist choices of past guests in relation to the concepts outlined in the publication. Across all these discussions, speakers highlighted the book not merely for its financial calculations, but as a comprehensive blueprint for fundamentally redesigning one's relationship with money, consumption, and modern work.
Every mention
David Sawyer I loved Jacob limp fiskers Early Retirement Extreme and then your money in your life 1
“I loved Jacob limp fiskers Early Retirement Extreme and then your money in your life”
Eric Jorgenson the book that's kind of the forefather of this is early retirement extreme by jacob fisker it's a it's a nu… 1
“the book that's kind of the forefather of this is early retirement extreme by jacob fisker it's a it's a nutcase book”
Travis Shakespeare then I read uh Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob one Fisk which is an incredible incredible book 1
“then I read uh Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob one Fisk which is an incredible incredible book”
Mary Kate Williams and about three months before our wedding Jason found Early Retirement Extreme we went through the 21 days… 3
“and about three months before our wedding Jason found Early Retirement Extreme we went through the 21 days of 21 steps where it kind of broke down all the different things that you could do to be extremely Frugal to plan your life to be able to retire early”
“and about three months before our wedding Jason found Early Retirement Extreme”
“other than just hey this guy Jacob sounds cool on Early Retirement Extreme but we had a good why to do it”
Brad Barrett so someone that just crushed it in Corporate America is her and her husband live the fire life they found E… 2
“I think they were trying to find that extreme and through Early Retirement Extreme right I've never seen people actually follow through on that”
“so someone that just crushed it in Corporate America is her and her husband live the fire life they found Early Retirement Extreme very early on”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker2
“I remember reading Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob lonfisk her and I remember reading how he would literally own one plate one set of utensils one cup things like that”
“so the whole mad scientist came about because I thought that like I was like everyone else when they stumbled upon this whole world like I I found Early Retirement Extreme first and you know I was super excited about it and I was like well this is you know this is what I've been saving for for all these”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“however you want to go about achieving that process whether it's through absolutely crushing your expenses like a Jacob from Early Retirement Extreme”
“so I was super lucky because of like the Early Retirement Extreme guest post that I did it was like a free round of initial readers and and so many so many pieces of good luck uh is what kept me going to this point”
“at this point I discovered the Early Retirement Extreme blog as well as the sorted other ones on the internet”
“I think of Jacob from Early Retirement Extreme I think he was what living in San Francisco for under $10,000 a year”