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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He lost me when he said he buys his coffee from Costco. We live well within our means and are good savers, but I just can’t get behind denying myself some basic pleasures of life to save a little money.

I’ve done the math and for my household being ultra-frugal vs. taking reasonable steps not to waste money doesn’t make sense. It doesn’t get me to retirement that much faster and would make it such an unpleasant slog to get there. [/quote]

I think what all of this really boils down to (and this gets toward where MMM really irks me) is where you find pleasure in life. MMM finds pleasure in extracting as much value as possible out of every penny and living on as little as possible. That's why his lifestyle works for him, because he derives joy out of the art of frugality more than what his money actually does for him. It's not unlike someone who makes their own clothes not because what the stores have is inadequate or because they couldn't afford to shop at stores, but because they love the act of creating clothing. MMM doesn't seem to appreciate this about himself, though, and [b]instead treats his lifestyle as some kind of heightened moral virtue to which everyone should aspire because it's the "right" way to live (just look at one of his highlighted "Classic" posts entitled "Luxury is Just Another Weakness). [/b]It's not the "right" way to live (heck, if everyone lived like he does the world economy would come crashing to the ground and poverty would skyrocket), it's just a different way to live that suits his preferences.[/quote]

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