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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've actually read his blog and I. I have to go back and look for a new post every few months or so so here's a few things

- he is retired in this sense that he claims to have enough in savings and Investments and rental property profits you do not have to work for a living. I think he does construction projects, and runs a co-working space as a hobby, not as money making activities

- I don't think he's making millions off of his blog it's probably more like thousands. I don't think blogs are really that profitable. He's also not someone who updates regularly like some professional bloggers who have a regular schedule and editorial calendar he just seems to post things maybe once a month or every other month.

- the Hawaiian construction vacation was pitched to him by a reader to come out and build the in-law suite so they could use that as income generation and then as a MMM and his family could stay there for free for a little while.  I guess local law says if that if you build an in-laws see it you can't rent it out right away so he was helping to occupy it until it could be rented out legally.

- I don't remember what his clothes buying budget is but I do know that the he shares his spending reports every year. I don't know if spending on clothing was a line item but I don't really care enough to look it up

- I completely agree that he's a sanctimonious and self-aggrandising ass. he just has this word of myopic view of the world and [b]doesn't seem to understand that other people can't always make the same life choices that he can[/b] or will find the same joy that he does in life philosophy.

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I think the point that MMM and Bogleheads and Frugalwoods and similar blogs/sites are trying to make is that many people CAN make similar choices to save more/spend less but keep putting forth excuses why they can't. Like the previous poster who couldn't fathom drinking coffee from Costco, if a person is always thinking of reasons why they can't do something, they won't do it. The power of positive thinking is a real thing![/quote]

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