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MrMoneyMustache (MMM) has a sound philosophy of life based on his experience and on Stoic literature. After reading his blog (and I mean all his articles from

by octopus 14y ago

MrMoneyMustache (MMM) has a sound philosophy of life based on his experience and on Stoic literature. After reading his blog (and I mean all his articles from 2011) I've stopped buying myself a new computer every six months or so.

jere 14y ago
>I've stopped buying myself a new computer every six months or so. Err.. why would you do that to start with? Even my hardcore gaming friends can make machines last for years.
- run4yourlives 14y ago
  For the same reason people buy $5 lattes. People are people. That said, I question a life so stoic it has absolutely no frivolousness. Sounds a little boring.
  - stephencanon 14y ago
    In particular, money has no intrinsic value. It only has value when you spend it. Saving money just to prove that you can is silly.
    - marekmroz 14y ago
      On the flip side, making more and more money just to spend it on useless crap that gives instant but short-lasting gratification is also silly. The way I see it, it's a scale, and hitting a balance, not striving for either of the extremes, should be a goal worth pursuing.
  - tonyedgecombe 14y ago
    I'm not sure stoicism is about denying yourself, it's more about appreciating what you have whilst not being too attached to it.
- octopus 14y ago
  I've always liked to have the latest and most powerful piece of hardware I could afford ... I know it was a stupid thing to do, but this is the way I was.
  - jere 14y ago
    No offense. Just curious. I know someone who is so obsessed with Apple that he buys all their latest products, which can be a pretty expensive hobby.
  - ivix 14y ago
    There's no accounting for what people think is "normal". If I was a moustachian I would probably say something like: "Looking back on that, you realise that was an absolutely insane way of spending money. What expenses do you still have which you might look back on as insane a year from now?"
afterburner 14y ago
Damn man, I've been averaging every 6 years... I'd say I won't do that anymore (it sucked in the past, though clearly not enough to annoy me into purchase), but it actually seems easier to do that these days without missing out on all the games. 6 is still pushing it though, but 4 is very doable, barring another shader-engine-arms-race type of situation (I'm two years in and not feeling any obsolescence). If it's your hobby though......

by octopus 14y ago

jere 14y ago

>I've stopped buying myself a new computer every six months or so. Err.. why would you do that to start with? Even my hardcore gaming friends can make machines last for years.

run4yourlives 14y ago
For the same reason people buy $5 lattes. People are people. That said, I question a life so stoic it has absolutely no frivolousness. Sounds a little boring.
- stephencanon 14y ago
  In particular, money has no intrinsic value. It only has value when you spend it. Saving money just to prove that you can is silly.
  - marekmroz 14y ago
    On the flip side, making more and more money just to spend it on useless crap that gives instant but short-lasting gratification is also silly. The way I see it, it's a scale, and hitting a balance, not striving for either of the extremes, should be a goal worth pursuing.
- tonyedgecombe 14y ago
  I'm not sure stoicism is about denying yourself, it's more about appreciating what you have whilst not being too attached to it.
octopus 14y ago
I've always liked to have the latest and most powerful piece of hardware I could afford ... I know it was a stupid thing to do, but this is the way I was.
- jere 14y ago
  No offense. Just curious. I know someone who is so obsessed with Apple that he buys all their latest products, which can be a pretty expensive hobby.
- ivix 14y ago
  There's no accounting for what people think is "normal". If I was a moustachian I would probably say something like: "Looking back on that, you realise that was an absolutely insane way of spending money. What expenses do you still have which you might look back on as insane a year from now?"

afterburner 14y ago

Damn man, I've been averaging every 6 years... I'd say I won't do that anymore (it sucked in the past, though clearly not enough to annoy me into purchase), but it actually seems easier to do that these days without missing out on all the games. 6 is still pushing it though, but 4 is very doable, barring another shader-engine-arms-race type of situation (I'm two years in and not feeling any obsolescence). If it's your hobby though......