> Also, he seems to pretend as if he is the first person ever to live like this but there are many others that simply never thought of themselves as special in

> Also, he seems to pretend as if he is the first person ever to live like this but there are many others that simply never thought of themselves as special in any way. See also: the millionaire next door. He believes the world would be a better place if most people lived a bit more like him (independence, hard work, frugality, etc). I don't see anything wrong with blogging about it. Also, he certainly doesn't claim he's the first person to live like this, and regularly cites influences, including an entire post dedicated to Millionaire Next Door: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/05/14/weekend-edition-book-review-the-millionaire-next-door/ http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/05/14/weekend-edition-bo... And the book he credits with changing his life: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/05/28/weekend-edition-the-magic-of-thinking-big/ http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/05/28/weekend-edition-th...