Hey guys,
Long time Mustachian here looking for some support from this amazing community.
I've taken my Mustachian values and spun them into a company - one that will hopefully lead to a badass life of leisure for everyone involved. It also appeals to non-Mustachians (can you believe it?!).
Basically, I wanted to create a company that I truly felt helped the world, the environment, and not promote the typical consumer model. I've created a service that does this. I feel it truly creates value for everyone who uses it, and that it's not some gimmick that I need to swallow my pride to convince people to use.
Without further ado, my company is
FriendlyRentr. It is a peer-to-peer rental community (or marketplace, if you will) where you can rent anything you own or need with people you can trust. I intend to open up peer-to-peer renting like eBay opened up peer-to-peer selling.
Personally, it greatly appeals to my minimalist, cost-saving nature on the renter side; I get to use things without having to pay huge upfront costs, and then having to own, store, and maintain them. As an owner, I can also make money (building my stash quicker) renting things out while I'm not using them. I also get the feel-good benefits of helping a neighbor (making a new like-minded friend) and reducing the environmental harms of consumerism. I'm trying to push this "Sharing Economy" thing to the next level. AirBnB let's people share their homes, and Uber lets people share their cars. But what about everything else? The landscape of consumerism is changing. It's no longer about
'keeping up with the Joneses'. It's time to share with the Joneses.
If you're interested in using the site, I would really appreciate it if you went to
http://www.friendlyrentr.com to sign up and let your friends know about it! I'm in my initial stages getting the word out, so every little bit makes a big difference to me.
Thank you, and I wish you all the best! Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns and I'd be happy to address them! :-)
'STASH ON!