I think you're missing the point of his blog. The entire premise is that by cutting your expenses, living within your means, and some clever hacking, you can be

I think you're missing the point of his blog. The entire premise is that by cutting your expenses, living within your means, and some clever hacking, you can be "free". I can certainly see how 4K would be FU money, say, if I moved to a low cost economy like Thailand, Costa Rica, or even middle America. the entire blog I mean, not just this post