These two posts should be required reading before digesting anything else on MMM: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/09/15/a-brief-history-of-the-stash-how-we

These two posts should be required reading before digesting anything else on MMM: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/09/15/a-brief-history-of-the-stash-how-we-saved-from-zero-to-retirement-in-ten-years/ http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/09/15/a-brief-history-of... http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/06/01/raising-a-family-on-under-2000-per-year/ http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/06/01/raising-a-family-o... His advice is solid, I won't deny it. But his goals aren't everyone's goals, and the lifestyle that his advice results in isn't what everyone wants from life and certainly does not represent the only way to be happy. MMM's primary goal was to stop working a full time job as quickly as possible, and he was willing to do a lot to reach it. The goal of his advice is to help you do the same.