It's all about spreading the love of saving/investing and eventually being FIRE'd. I tried telling people before and always get the "oh yeah, that makes a lot of sense, blah, blah, blah" but they never initiate change. Then of course they bitch when they have no loot. Glad you got through to some people. I'm sure they'll thank you numerous times as they achieve their goals a lot easier now. Kudos.