Actually I felt quite cynical about the whole thing until his article on kids softened me: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/05/26/what-is-the-real-cost-of-r

Actually I felt quite cynical about the whole thing until his article on kids softened me: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/05/26/what-is-the-real-cost-of-raising-children/ http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/05/26/what-is-the-real-c... Because I share the sentiment- I don't want to have to sacrifice a lot of time with my children for my "career" (the one that makes most of my money) at all. Even though I have little interest in retiring early, the same strategies can be used to save up to be able to work part time from home on less lucrative (but still skill-building/maintaining) projects when I have children. Maybe work for a non-profit like I started out at.