> The goal is to live extremely frugally while you work so that you can retire very early and continue to live extremely frugally? No, you don't understand, th

> The goal is to live extremely frugally while you work so that you can retire very early and continue to live extremely frugally? No, you don't understand, that is not the goal. The goal is to live a happy life in a way that allows you to save enough money to retire early. Step 1 is to disabuse yourself of the notion that you need to spend all your money to enjoy yourself.