Hi everyone! I just wanted to drop an announcement up here on the busiest street of MMMForums cyberspace to let you all know about the return a project I'm very proud of! We are reprising Camp Mustache Midwest outside Cincinnati on May 5-7, 2023! You can see more detail
on the main CMMW 2023 thread, or email us at campmustachemw@gmail.com to register! Thanks much!
What is Camp Mustache Midwest?Camp Mustache Midwest (or CM*MW) is three days of fun, friends, and finances, held outside Cincinnati, OH, from May 5th-7th, 2023! Two nights’ accommodations and all meals, presentations, and activities are included in the $200 registration fee!
Camp Mustache events are community-run, not-for-profit, not-for-prophet, inclusive, and nature-conscious. Our attendees come from across the globe and from every corner of the FIRE internet. All attendees including the organizing committee and all speakers pay the same price and participate as equals in the discussion.
What will we do all day? Will Mr. Money Mustache speak at CM*MW?Camp Mustache starts before lunchtime on Friday, May 5th and goes through lunchtime on Sunday, May 7th, with optional outings before and after occurring away from the venue.
There will be both financial and non-financial sessions for all experience levels. All presentations and sessions are led by community members - including you, dear reader! The CM*MW organizing committee is currently planning the sessions. We would love to have you on the agenda! Please reach out if you would like to lead a session or have a request for a topic.
The purpose of Camp Mustache events is to interact with the Mustachian community, not Mr. Money Mustache. Mr. Money Mustache is busy doing squats, carpentering, and living a brilliant retired life thousands of miles away.
Why come to CM*MW?Don’t know a Roth from a wrench? Come to CM*MW and learn how to put the building blocks of FIRE in place in your life from other people who are doing it today.
Are your friends really tired of hearing you rant about buy-it-for-life? Come to camp and make new friends who understand the FIRE way of life.
Have you walked many miles down the FIRE path? Come to camp and share your knowledge with your fellow FIRE folk, and deepen your connection to the FI community.
What will staying at CM*MW be like?Our venue provides rustic cabins and common buildings surrounded by sports fields, a scenic river, woods, and hiking trails. The venue will feed and house us, and will also provide us with opportunities for badass fitness and naturey enrichment like high ropes, archery, gaga, foraging, and an always-popular campfire each night.
Each climate-controlled cabin sports a front room, two bunkrooms, and two bathrooms. As part of registration you can indicate friends (of any gender) you would like to room with, or let us know you would like to be assigned to a single-gender cabin. You can also let us know any dietary needs that our venue will need to accommodate.
TLDR for veterans of other CM eventsIf you’ve been to another CM or Camp FI event, you probably have a good sense for the crowd, schedule, and ambitions of our weekend at CM*MW.
- CM*MW is a rustic outdoor camp setting (think a church camp or YMCA camp), more similar to past editions of CM*TO than to CM*NW or Camp FI events.
- We are very focused on managing costs to offer an affordable and inclusive experience.
- Unlike other CM events, our venue is unable to accommodate alcohol, unable to accommodate pets, and unable to offer extra nights at the venue rather than offsite.
- On the other hand, we are able to accommodate attendees wishing to stay offsite and we are able to accommodate outside food.
