Welcome Forbes readers

[Rust]

Hi.

This is a welcoming message to those who have found MMM (Mr. Money Mustache) via. the Forbes article:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2013/10/03/how-mr-money-mustache-retired-at-age-30-and-how-you-can-too/

Tips,

Introduce yourself, don't be a lurker. 

There is a search feature up top on the right.  Use it.  Some of the things you may have questions about have been addressed.  Regardless if you want to engage the community on something that has been covered feel free to.

Don't let your feelings get hurt if someone tells you to sell your beloved SUV, fancypants car, boat, etc.  Sometimes in life we all need a good face punch.  It wakes you up.

Again welcome to our community. 

One of my personal favorite quotes is the following, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.", Margaret Mead

I truly believe that this community, can change the world for the better.  We are that group of thoughtful committed citizens.  Committed to achieving Financial Independence Retirement  Early(FIRE)

[iamlindoro]

All well said.  Indeed, remember that any blunt advice you get here is merely part or our aggressive collective commitment towards financial independence, and is not reflective on anyone's judgment about you as a person.  People here will push you to take swift and decisive steps to explode your debt, inflate your investments, and kick your job to the curb.  People here are awesome, and they want you to become awesome too.

[DebtDerp]

Thanks for posting! This is definitely the best line in the entire article:

What are the biggest mistakes you see among American consumers today?

The insane belief that if you’re in debt, than you are still allowed to go out and buy more stuff as long as you keep making the monthly payments. People are good at working hard and earning money, but not so good at scaling their consumption levels to match that income. You can’t be driving around in a $20,000 vehicle when you aren’t even able to put $20,000 into investments every year!

This is the first thing that I realized and it has changed a lot in my life for the better.