Mr. Money Mustache

Mr. Money Mustache
Type of site
Personal finance blog
Available inEnglish
OwnerPeter Jonathan Adeney[1]
Created byPeter Jonathan Adeney[1]
Revenue$400,000 annually as of 2017[2]
URLwww.mrmoneymustache.com
Launched2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Current statusActive

Mr. Money Mustache is the website and pseudonym of Canadian-born blogger Peter Adeney.[1] Adeney retired from his job as a software engineer in 2005 at age 30 by spending only a small percentage of his annual salary and consistently investing the remainder, primarily in stock market index funds.[1][3][4]

Adeney lives in Longmont, Colorado, and contends that most middle-class individuals can and should spend less money and own fewer physical possessions. He argues that by doing this, they can live with increased financial freedom and happiness, reducing their environmental footprint in the process.[5] He has described the typical middle-class lifestyle as "an exploding volcano of wastefulness," particularly citing the overuse of and overspending on new cars as an example.[4] The blog has been featured and cited in various media outlets including MarketWatch,[6] CBS News,[7] and The New Yorker,[1] as well as others. He is the brother of Chris Adeney, a Canadian indie rock musician better known by the stage name Wax Mannequin.[8]

  1. ^ a b c d e Paumgarten, Nick (February 29, 2016). "The scold : Mr. Money Mustache's retirement (sort of) plan". Profiles. The New Yorker. Vol. 92, no. 3. pp. 22–27.
  2. ^ A Visit With Mr. Money Mustache, retrieved 4 March 2024
  3. ^ Meet Pete Adeney, 2024, retrieved 4 March 2024
  4. ^ a b Johnson, Kelly (26 April 2013). "Meet Mr. Money Mustache, the man who retired at 30". The Washington Post.
  5. ^ A Visit With Mr. Money Mustache, retrieved 4 March 2024
  6. ^ Coombes, Andrea. "How to retire early — 35 years early". MarketWatch.
  7. ^ Stillman, Jessica. "How Much Your Commute Is Really Costing You". CBS News. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Mustache Really on the Move: Heading to Canada for the Summer". Mr. Money Mustache. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2017. my brother (who, as a bit of trivia for you, happens to be the Canadian Indie Rock Star Wax Mannequin).