meal rather than go out.
most of these decisions are not made to save money alone. we are happy to deprive ourselves if we need to, but we don’t deprive friends and family of our time, money or love. that’s why we don’t think we’re cheap, but if other people do, we can’t do much to change that opinion. we are pretty happy with how our lives are going and will continue to live as good a life as we possibly can.
the fact that we want to retire early is certainly not a secret. sure, we might not tell everyone we know, but it’s not a secret.
i have mentioned it to 