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Love what you're doing but I've always thought of your site as more of a "Lifestyle Porn" niche. Similar in a way to the money moustache guy who retired really

Love what you're doing but I've always thought of your site as more of a "Lifestyle Porn" niche. Similar in a way to the money moustache guy who retired really early. Most people aren't going to actually try for the lifestyle since chances are it wouldn't work for them (or they won't work for it) but love the idea of hacking life so you can get away from the 9-5.

skinnymuch 9y ago
Do you know how the Money Moustache guy retired early? I always felt something off about his blog. Some good posts for sure in isolation but as a whole it never felt right. Now it makes sense. I and most others don't have the luxury of retiring early (yet ;))
- k__ 9y ago
  Wasn't the whole Money Moustache thing based on the fact that he and his wife had both a good income to start with? I read many things in that direction. "I made millions with real estate! I simply bought a flat, refurbished it and then either became a landlord or sold it for much more money! It's so simple even you can do it. I started with getting like 50000€ after an car accident..." "I retired with 40 and you can do it to, you just need a job that makes you 100k a year..."
- Scalestein 9y ago
  I think he has an article that covers his finances from when he started working to when he retired. The short answer is double tech incomes and very limited spending. If your household is pulling 250k and living off 25k a year it makes retirement a lot more attainable.
- syd_ 9y ago
  He advocates for prioritizing your health, do cool free stuff instead of cool non free stuff and do not be too materialistic. The more you read, the more you understand this is not even about saving or retiring early. He retired early by having a high (but not sky high) income and saving like 50-70% of it. Nothing he did is unbelievable, you can't apply everything but you can apply a lot and it really gives benefits, no matter if your goal is to retire early or not. Plus he doesn't sell anything and doesn't fool anyone to earn money. :)

skinnymuch 9y ago

Do you know how the Money Moustache guy retired early? I always felt something off about his blog. Some good posts for sure in isolation but as a whole it never felt right. Now it makes sense. I and most others don't have the luxury of retiring early (yet ;))

k__ 9y ago
Wasn't the whole Money Moustache thing based on the fact that he and his wife had both a good income to start with? I read many things in that direction. "I made millions with real estate! I simply bought a flat, refurbished it and then either became a landlord or sold it for much more money! It's so simple even you can do it. I started with getting like 50000€ after an car accident..." "I retired with 40 and you can do it to, you just need a job that makes you 100k a year..."
Scalestein 9y ago
I think he has an article that covers his finances from when he started working to when he retired. The short answer is double tech incomes and very limited spending. If your household is pulling 250k and living off 25k a year it makes retirement a lot more attainable.
syd_ 9y ago
He advocates for prioritizing your health, do cool free stuff instead of cool non free stuff and do not be too materialistic. The more you read, the more you understand this is not even about saving or retiring early. He retired early by having a high (but not sky high) income and saving like 50-70% of it. Nothing he did is unbelievable, you can't apply everything but you can apply a lot and it really gives benefits, no matter if your goal is to retire early or not. Plus he doesn't sell anything and doesn't fool anyone to earn money. :)