https://test.markjacobsen.net/tags/mr-money-mustache/Recent content in Mr-Money-Mustache on MarkJacobsen.netHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 06 Feb 2019 02:36:17 +0000https://test.markjacobsen.net/2019/02/how-to-retire-forever-on-a-fixed-chunk-of-money/Wed, 06 Feb 2019 02:36:17 +0000https://test.markjacobsen.net/2019/02/how-to-retire-forever-on-a-fixed-chunk-of-money/<p>It’s at least worth considering.</p> <blockquote> <p>The absolute _key _to success in early retirement, and indeed most areas of life, is to get the big picture approximately right and not sweat the small stuff. And design the big picture with a generous **<a href="http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/10/17/its-all-about-the-safety-margin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Safety Margin</a>, **which allow lots of slop and mistakes in your original forecasts and allows you to still come out with a surplus.</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2018/11/29/how-to-retire-forever-on-a-fixed-chunk-of-money/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Retire Forever on a Fixed Chunk of Money</a></p>https://test.markjacobsen.net/2018/06/a-day-in-the-life-of-my-supposedly-frugal-stomach/Tue, 05 Jun 2018 12:24:00 +0000https://test.markjacobsen.net/2018/06/a-day-in-the-life-of-my-supposedly-frugal-stomach/<p>Another good post by Mr Money Mustache. Probably the biggest thing that jumped out at me was this…</p> <blockquote> <p>A cost difference of <strong>just $1.50 per person per meal</strong>, multiplied over a four-person family’s 372 meals per month makes a difference of** $558 per month, or about $96,000 per decade** after compounding.</p> </blockquote> <p>Which, even if you don’t compound is around $65,000 in a decade.</p> <p><a href="http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2018/05/15/a-day-in-the-life-of-my-supposedly-frugal-stomach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Day In The Life of my Supposedly Frugal Stomach</a></p>https://test.markjacobsen.net/2018/02/safety-expensive-illusion/Mon, 12 Feb 2018 12:37:00 +0000https://test.markjacobsen.net/2018/02/safety-expensive-illusion/<p>If you haven’t heard of Mr Money Mustache yet, let me introduce you…</p> <p><a href="http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/06/07/safety-is-an-expensive-illusion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the full article here</a></p>