Saw this news article lauding the success of this couple
This couple retired in their 30s, live off the grid and spend $40,000 a year — CNBC
I know so many people that see this story as the ultimate in success. The headline packs a particularly hollow punch. But the best part, my absolute favorite was this image
Talk about living the dream.
I'm trying not to be so much of a naysayer, if this particular lifestyle works for this couple, then power to them.
For me, I think I'd go mad. It looks like they aren't doing ANYTHING but sitting around, patting each other on their backs for 'cutting the cord'. Wouldn't life be so much more meaningful if you were actively providing something, anything, for people whose lives could be marginally improved by your efforts?
Anyways, read this article and noted the reporter gushing over this couples frugality.
Man. Sign me up...
This couple retired in their 30s, live off the grid and spend $40,000 a year — CNBC
I know so many people that see this story as the ultimate in success. The headline packs a particularly hollow punch. But the best part, my absolute favorite was this image
Talk about living the dream.
I'm trying not to be so much of a naysayer, if this particular lifestyle works for this couple, then power to them.
For me, I think I'd go mad. It looks like they aren't doing ANYTHING but sitting around, patting each other on their backs for 'cutting the cord'. Wouldn't life be so much more meaningful if you were actively providing something, anything, for people whose lives could be marginally improved by your efforts?
Anyways, read this article and noted the reporter gushing over this couples frugality.
"Thanks to their high salaries, Steve and Courtney were able to max out their 401(k) contributions in the years leading up to their retirement. They also slashed their spending, eliminating monthly subscriptions and streamlining their grocery budget. "At one point we were saving 70% of our combined income," Courtney says. They funneled all of the extra savings into a Roth IRA, brokerage account and savings account."
The couple also moved out of their 1,600-square-foot home in Tucson, complete with a swimming pool, and into a 2005 Airstream that they purchased for $42,000 in cash.
Man. Sign me up...
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