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If you could have written this article, read every post in this blog: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/ http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/ I was a spendthrift for years, and even regular raises couldn't get me ahead. This guy teaches you how to not only save money, but take pride in not having the latest and greatest everything. This, IMO, is what makes spending within your means sustainable in a society that looks down on those without the proper social status markers. If you're in an economically depressed area where the richest family in town doesn't have a pot to piss in, your poverty isn't you fault, and we should have a better safety net that helps people up to more valuable careers. If you have means, save your money, and take pride in not being suckered in by people selling you stuff that won't make your life better!