<ul><li>Making up for lost time and health at the end of your life is not the only way to live</li><li>Your job title and what you buy do not need to be who you are</li><li>Teach yourself skills you were paying others to know</li><li>Health is a state of being, not a product you can buy from a doctor or insurance broker</li></ul>

"Making a Living" vs. Living

<ul><li>"... An omnivore always has more options available when solving the problem of eating"</li><li>Strategy is a "web of actions" that will not fail when any one plan does</li><li>Shift focus from goals to how you set goals</li><li>Build skills for navigating lifestyles not skills specialized to a lifestlye</li></ul>

Life Resilience

Products you purchase should have these qualities:<ul><li>Low lifetime cost</li><li>Durability</li><li>Resale or exchange value</li><li>Transportablity</li><li>Ease of maintenance</li></ul>

What to Purchase

Small <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&hs=wp0&channel=fs&sxsrf=ALeKk01-26DHBlph0Wk5ZqKZE0cnaLGSyA:1620937355210&q=critique&spell=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYloqavsfwAhXCqZ4KHa9HCocQkeECKAB6BAgBEDA">critique</a>: Fiskar's four types all have masculine titles. Obviously, people can be a part of the workforce regardless of gender.<ul><li>Salary man — one source of invariable income</li><li>Working man — freelancer with variable income</li><li>Businessman — entrepreneur focused on profit</li><li>Renaissance man — generalist fairly independent of the marketplace</li></ul>

Four Types of People

"How to retire in your 20s and 30s (without winning the lottery). This book provides a robust strategy that makes it possible to stop working for money in less than a decade."--P. [4] of cover.

"How to retire in your 20s and 30s (without winning the lottery). This book provides a robust strategy that makes it possible to stop working for money in less than a decade."--P. [4] of cover.

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A strategic combination of smart financial choices, simple living, and increased self-reliance 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. The book provides the principles and framework for a systems theoretical strategy for attaining that independence in 5-10 years. 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 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.

Jacob Lund Fisker