www. mrmoneymustache

[scaredyclassic]

this is good. guy is hilarious. i feel reinvigorated. i was getting soft.

rode my bike to work.

screw a new car.

[ucodegen]

You can also get an electric assisted bike, or mod a bike to be electric assisted. A person near where I live runs a bike with two electric wheel hubs (front and back). The thing is virtually a motorcycle. He has no problems with the hills.
https://www.google.com/search?q=electric+bicycle+hub&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Or you can run a electric motorcycle. – though the only problem I have seen there is that most of the electric motorcycles cost the same as a small car.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1101556_2016-electric-motorcycle-buyers-guide

though self powered bikes can help with strengthening for squats….

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=ucodegen]You can also get an electric assisted bike, or mod a bike to be electric assisted. A person near where I live runs a bike with two electric wheel hubs (front and back). The thing is virtually a motorcycle. He has no problems with the hills.
https://www.google.com/search?q=electric+bicycle+hub&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Or you can run a electric motorcycle. – though the only problem I have seen there is that most of the electric motorcycles cost the same as a small car.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1101556_2016-electric-motorcycle-buyers-guide

though self powered bikes can help with strengthening for squats….[/quote]

i have a lot of bikes but i got this new blue one from the goodwill that is very shiny and cool. for my oldest kid. who got a job then took my car. so i took his bike. i guess he can have it back whenever. 60.00. rides nicer than other bikes, maybe cause its not mine? i love the blueness of it. old mid90s mt. bike, all rigid. color matters IMO.

mrmoney mustache has changed my outlook. im going to be less of a pussy.

[Anonymous]

I found his blog a few years back and it intrigued me because I’m also semi-retired. He certainly offers some good advice for money management and budgeting but I am quite skeptical about some of his reported numbers.

Example: A budget where he clams to have only purchased one tank of gas in an entire year. Certainly possible if you use only public transportation or ride a bike everywhere like he claims to do. However it’s a little hard to believe when he also have a kid that’s going to the doctor regularly, claims to go hiking regularly, and does regular construction home/improvement work. The same budget also showed zero public transportation cost. It seems he found a way to get himself and his family frequently from point A to point B in a suburban neighborhood that has hash winter weather without spending anything:

You’ll Never Believe How Much the MMM Family Spent This Year…

He must live within walking distance to everything and either doesn’t let his kids play sports or is the dad that doesn’t do his share of the team driving….

[sdsurfer]

I think someone on this blog actually turned me onto him. He’s amazing. I dont follow him 100% with my truck and all that, but there are so many things he writes about that I agree with. The one where he mentions “what he’s teaching his kids about money” should be read by everyone in my opinion.

[scaredyclassic]

he mentions somewhere, minimal activities and commitments of any type.

over the weekend i became interested in a new religion, dudeism, based on the movie THE BIG LEBOWSKI. it might be sort of not totally compatible with mr MM. i think i want to just be a dudeist.

i can get ordained over the internet and maybe prosyletize a little later…

[Anonymous]

[quote=scaredyclassic]he mentions somewhere, minimal activities and commitments of any type. [/quote]

I’m generally pragmatic with personal finance, but he takes it to a level that’s a little too cold and calculating.

Stuff like “you only need one kid” and “you don’t need a dog.” Yes he actually did the math, and a dog in your life means that you’ll have to work X number of years longer before retirement…

I keep a budget but don’t think it’s healthy to be calculating the lifetime cost of a family member.

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=harvey][quote=scaredyclassic]he mentions somewhere, minimal activities and commitments of any type. [/quote]

I’m generally pragmatic with personal finance, but he takes it to a level that’s a little too cold and calculating.

Stuff like “you only need one kid” and “you don’t need a dog.” Yes he actually did the math, and a dog in your life means that you’ll have to work X number of years longer before retirement…

I keep a budget but don’t think it’s healthy to be calculating the lifetime cost of a family member.[/quote]

i think too many people have too many damn dogs. they are too expensive.

kids too, probably.

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=harvey][quote=scaredyclassic]he mentions somewhere, minimal activities and commitments of any type. [/quote]

I’m generally pragmatic with personal finance, but he takes it to a level that’s a little too cold and calculating.

Stuff like “you only need one kid” and “you don’t need a dog.” Yes he actually did the math, and a dog in your life means that you’ll have to work X number of years longer before retirement…

I keep a budget but don’t think it’s healthy to be calculating the lifetime cost of a family member.[/quote]

“The dog population experienced relative stability from 1987 to 1996, before seeing a yearly increase of 3-4% since that time.[48] In 2000, there were 68 million dogs in the country, and by 2010 that estimate had grown to 75 million, with about 40% of American households owning a dog.[49][50]

In 2012, there were 83.3 million dogs and about 47% of households had a dog.[51] 70% of the owners had a dog, 20% of the owners had two dogs, and 10% of the owners had three or more dogs.[51]”

[FlyerInHi]

Dogs are very expensive and a lot of work. I love dogs, but I’m happier without.

[Anonymous]

Statistics about dogs are irrelevant in this context.

I’m talking about my dog.

[Rich Toscano]

[quote=harvey]
I’m generally pragmatic with personal finance, but he takes it to a level that’s a little too cold and calculating.

Stuff like “you only need one kid” and “you don’t need a dog.” Yes he actually did the math, and a dog in your life means that you’ll have to work X number of years longer before retirement…

I keep a budget but don’t think it’s healthy to be calculating the lifetime cost of a family member.[/quote]

If dogs are too expensive, how does he justify having a kid?

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=Rich Toscano][quote=harvey]
I’m generally pragmatic with personal finance, but he takes it to a level that’s a little too cold and calculating.

Stuff like “you only need one kid” and “you don’t need a dog.” Yes he actually did the math, and a dog in your life means that you’ll have to work X number of years longer before retirement…

I keep a budget but don’t think it’s healthy to be calculating the lifetime cost of a family member.[/quote]

If dogs are too expensive, how does he justify having a kid?[/quote]

priorities.
also i think he spends less on food for him and his b kid than a lit of southern californians spend on their dogs

[Anonymous]

It’s all in his calculus. Having children has certain benefits, like … well if you don’t understand the benefits then there is no point in trying to explain them.

But having one child is optimal. You get the benefits without any additional costs. He’s got it all figured out, optimally.

[WarChestSM]

You guys got way off topic. Forget the dogs subject.

MMM is brilliant because he explains what really matters. Happiness. That’s it. But the problem is that people think spending money, convenience, and “luxury” will make them happy.

Even with a paid off house and low property taxes, I couldn’t live on $25k/year. But after reading his blog and soaking it in, I’ve lowered my spending a fair amount and found my happiness level going up. Yes, really.

[Author]

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