Mr. Money Mustache

No I just started!

It's just that I think social media is best enjoyed only once every month or two :-)

Wow, have you seen the stock market lately? – And by lately, I mean the past several years or more.  The value of the S&P 500 index of stocks, where most of us hopefully have a good chunk of our retirement savings stashed into…

Wow, have you seen that stock market lately? And all this AI stuff? Is it a bubble or a permanent era of new prosperity?

www.mrmoneymustache.com/2025/02/25/s...

Thanks Lance!

Also I have to say that Bluesky is living up to its friendlier and more engaged reputation here. My Twitter account has bigger numbers but less good discussion like this.

Yeah, good point: while $7500 is a huge chunk of change in the short term, the cost of electric cars (especially the batteries) is dropping so quickly that we'll soon see future models below today's prices even without the subsidy.

Plus, the used market is developing and already sub 30k!

Great question! I think it was just the *feeling* around spending that made the difference. For example,

Previous Me: "Dammit, why are these crappy Toronto hotels almost $300 a night, and it's $400 to get a good one. What a ripoff!"

New Me: "Wow, $400 a night - glad I can afford the nice one!"

Retired Man Tries to Spend More Money, Mostly Fails – A couple of years ago, Mr. Money Mustache lost some credibility among the faithful when he wrote this blog post about actually trying to spend a bit more money, while buying a Tesla as the …

New Blog Post!

Retired Man Tries to Spend More Money, Mostly Fails

www.mrmoneymustache.com/2025/01/16/m...

Also who should I be following with this account? Recommendations? Looking for science, health, tech, economics and of course personal finance. And probably other things too.

Well, looks like Bluesky is really becoming a thing now! What should we do with this new community that is forming here? Seems potentially a lot more friendly than Twitter.