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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stop complaining.  He just brings to light that it is very possible to live simply and cheaply but still a fulfilling life.

His message is very encouraging to lots of people who feel trapped in the rat race of everyday life, work and expenses.

The goal is reaching financial independence, which is different for everyone.  Once you do, you feel like the world opens up to you and you have choices.  Its a great feeling.[/quote]

Exactly!  Financial independence doesn't mean you never will earn any more money.  It means you do not HAVE to earn more money!

And I would say that HIS goal was financial independence.  That doesn't mean it has to be someone else's goal.  He just wants to show you that it is possible for people to be financially independent.

If you are the kind of person saying "But I don't want to drink cheap coffee"... fine!  If you WANT financial independence, and don't already have it, there are probably ways for you to get it that let you still drink fancy schmancy coffee.  But if you keep finding reasons you don't want to cut back your spending; if you EVERYTHING is not up for discussion... Financial Independence probably isn't in the cards for you.

The people I think MMM is not useful for are people with a very low HHI.   Yes, they can still benefit from being frugal.  But they may never be able to save up enough of a "stache" to be financially independent.  His advice to this group seems to be "Get a Better Paying Job".  Which honestly is probably the only solution, but not everyone has that ability.

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