Hope everyone here is doing well. I always find new inspiration and ways of looking at things when I get to read into your thoughts and ideas. As a result, I was wondering if you wouldn't mind sharing your thoughts on not being as mustachian as one can possibly be; My situation:
I currently live and work within biking distance to work in Southern Indiana in a very cheap place to live. I love my job, love the people I work with and would like to stay here as long as I am working for someone other than myself. However the community I live in is pretty boring. It has the grocery stores and other things you need to survive but is not very conducive to a 24 year old single male; it's much more of a family scene. Down the road about 35 miles, (40 minute commute) there is a place I lived when I went to college that is a very vibrant city that I visit often for sporting events, nights out, etc and its all very cheap as well. Thus the question is, would you have a thinner mustache than you have the potential to have in order to have an exponentially happier life? Short term we would be talking about taking my savings rate from about 60% of after tax income to 50-ish% due to increased transportation costs (but could actually end up partially if not completely being offset by even cheaper housing). But I agree with MMM's views on the environment and wouldn't like having a larger carbon footprint (although once I am in the city it is one of the bicycle capitals of the world and wouldn't need a car once I am there).
Anyway I think you guys are the only group of people that would be qualified to give good advice as you understand sound financial principles and ways to live a happier life in general that most other people do not and I look forward to hearing your thoughts. Thank you.
Hoosier Daddy