I've been lurking on MMM for over a year now, and have decided to give the Compact my efforts.
I am no stranger to buying used, my Grandmother took me to thrift stores throughout my childhood and my mom volunteers in one in her hometown. I tend to buy used at consignment/thrift shops/Craigslist, but also new at shmancy places like REI, and the new stuff really adds up over time. I am the shopper in our household for myself, my husband (who hates to shop and is truly Mustachian) and my 2 kids, ages 10 and 7. We really are overflowing with abundance and I'm trying to trim our budget in every way possible so my DH can fully retire in 5 years (I "retired" from teaching 7 years ago when my second child was born and have no plans to go back to work full time, although I was tutoring for a while and may start substitute teaching this school year).
We also have chickens, a garden and fruit trees, but unfortunately no extra for canning this summer. We've been out of town a lot and my garden has suffered due to under watering.
Sorry for the long-winded intro, but I really want to do this (and become less of a consumer in general) and look forward to the support of this awesome community.