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Is ER a peculiarly America concept
I've looked for foreign ER sites, but can't find any. There's certainly none that I can find in the UK and the idea of stopping paid work is almost unheard of there, maybe because retirement accounts are not as flexible as in the US and after tax equity investing is still a bit of a novelty.
Another explanation might the European concept of "La Dolce Vita". In the UK its more "let's go down the pub", but the stress of everyday life is less so that people just aren't as desperate to ER as in the US.
I've looked for foreign ER sites, but can't find any. There's certainly none that I can find in the UK and the idea of stopping paid work is almost unheard of there, maybe because retirement accounts are not as flexible as in the US and after tax equity investing is still a bit of a novelty.
Another explanation might the European concept of "La Dolce Vita". In the UK its more "let's go down the pub", but the stress of everyday life is less so that people just aren't as desperate to ER as in the US.
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