Yea, I read his blog a couple of weeks ago and then came across MMM. My goal is to be able to save up enough to go travel extensively for awhile. I have a 401k at work that I put the max amt. into and my employer matches it. My other savings right now are for traveling. I've been reading this website a lot and some of the ideas on it to get those savings up. I know some people see traveling as trivial/ostentatious/unnecessary, etc. but I see it as a life choice. I only get one shot to live the life I want and it's what I want. As long as I am financially responsible about how much I save, spend, etc. then I don't think it's an irresponsible thing to do. It's no different than putting myself into a lot of debt to buy a house. Once I buy a house, I won't have the extra income to travel. I decided to make a choice and traveling is my choice.