#MONEY MOUSTACHE SHOCKINGLY SIMPLE MATH FULL#

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#MONEY MOUSTACHE SHOCKINGLY SIMPLE MATH FULL#

So all his claims about retiring on $25K a year and living on that amount indefinitely are purely theoretical.Īlso as someone who works in online media, I find the idea super insulting that you could be 'retired' but basically run an online media company (successful blog.) Many of us do that as our full time jobs. He's not proving anything about the sustainability of living that way because he's NOT living that way. For me, the danger of LeanFIRE is that it would be hard to sustain it over many years because you'd get tired of it, crave a little luxury, and fall off the wagon. He's living on way more than his LeanFIRE number because of his blog income. It's ableist to assume everyone has the physical ability to live EXACTLY like him.Īlso, as others have said, he's not really walking his talk. I have physical limitations that mean I can work 10 hours a day on a computer MUCH more easily than I could do carpentry, cook my food from scratch, ride a bike everywhere, etc. One of my problems with him is that he assumes everyone COULD live like him.

I find him pretty annoying, but I think his basic premise is a useful starting point. Love his stuff, but not a place where dissenting (but thoughtful) views are always welcomed. I haven't tried to post on the site since. wait decision or a future savings decision is. But, one thing to think about in a but now vs. Even factoring in these things, it was still a positive value to invest in the energy efficient appliance in his example.Īnyways, I tried to post this in a very polite way in the comments section (like: 'Love the post, and definitely agree with the conclusion. And, certainly, there are lost investment gains when you accelerate (rather than delay) spending on a large item. Certainly, $10 in ten years is worth less than $10 now. I mostly agree with him on this.īut, on one of his articles where he mentioned electricity savings over the course of ten years, he didn't discount the future cash inflows or mention the opportunity cost of not investing the money you would purchase the appliance with.

But, I also realize he's intentionally trying to persuade readers to think a certain way about non-FI things.

It got me excited, involved, and led me to find this community.

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