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No problem Angel. My daughter and I do share a meal at a cafe when have mother-daughter day though. In Canada, Rob and I will do drive -thru coffee and muffin occassionally, because their muffins are good, as well as their brewed coffee...and you can't beat $1.60 MMM also counts any principle...

The Macca burgers example is taken out of context. ...and no, we rarely eat there. So your mum is able to enjoy life on $23,400 pa, but she is the exception? Why? That budget isn't MMM's...it belongs to forum reader of his...who is trying to get his expenses under control. If you find value...

yes...I'm sure you are right :rolleyes: http://www.budgetdirect.com.au/costofliving/ Melbourne and Seattle are the same....New York is more expensive

The price of anything, in one state, will not be the same in another state. The price varies greatly in the same town, between stores. Maybe you only shop at the same place...but we don't. I'm sure you would like to think it is more expensive here, but that doesn't make it true. Your...

Nothing I can do about that....I'm certainly not going to go searching for something, that won't make a bit of difference. however... for example let's look at minimum wage USA $8...can buy 8- $1 hamburgers AUS $16 ...can buy 16 -$1 hamburgers (Macca's have them at lunchtime) or 8-$2...

These people are starting to consider early retirement. This is their budget, which I'm sure would be different from their neighbour. So it doesn't prove or disprove anything. http://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/welcome-to-the-forum/family-of-3-budget/ Family of 3 (me, DW, and 2 y/o boy) + a...

Sure...who are we going to use for comparison for Australia? A person who spend like sanj or a person who spends like my MIL? What I'm trying to get at, everyone is different. What my MIL spends would be nothing compared to sanj. People here say they need $300 wk for 2 people for...

I do read a lot of blogs from the USA, and they talk a lot about their expenses.

Others from Australia, who's parents are retired, as well as my own Australian, Melbourne based MIL should be good enough. Some people are never secure enough, no matter how much money they have. Their idea of the the more it costs, the better it is, holds true for these people.

We live in Australia 8 months of the year, and Canada 4 months of the year. When in Australia, we travel around a lot, and food is reasonable anywhere we go. Even in the Outback, sales abound.

Good for you...really. You are an individual who puts a lot of value on consumerism. I value my time and enjoy simple pleasures. I love my retirement, just the way it is. Better than I could have imagined. Giving to charity is not on my to-do list. I'd rather care for momma cats and their...

You need to add taxes (10-15%) and tip (15-20%) Who says they are more expensive? Whatever you can find here, there is a comparable there.

I put very little faith in these types of things. People always talk about the high price of groceries (for example) here, and they aren't.

After the house is paid off...what costs more? My MIL lives in melbourne, and she lives easily on $25k or less. Takes at least 2 o/s trips per year. The food is basically the same price. Cars same. Restaurants same. Clothes same what am I missing? oh...booze, cigs ?...cheaper in USA...

I'm not American, so I am only going by what I have read. MMM considered living in Boulder, Colorado which is 12 miles away. Apparently, houses generally run 50% more. MMM has quite the following. Imagine if they all made their retirement nest egg, then skipped off to say Atlanta, where...

After a house is paid off, it is basically the same for USA, Canada, and Australia. Like he says to others, when you retire, and it costs too much to stay in that area, sell up, and move somewhere cheaper.If you don't work there, nothing holding you there.

I think you may be referring to Jacob? from ERE ( early retirement extreme) www.earlyretirementextreme.com Yeah, I didn't really follow him, but he is a friend of MMM, so that refer to him a lot. I think he has since purchased a house, after going back to work.

They live in Longford, Colorado, originally in a large 3 (or 4) bedroom house. Just sold it for $480K, they bought a smaller one, because they decided to only have one child.He just finished renovating it. He has posted his spending for the past 3-4 years. With the paid off house, it hovers...

As you know, I always think a person can have much less, and still be happy. After 6 months, I finally read thru all the posts on this blog. (below) Mr Money Mustache, is a Canadian, living in the USA, but many of his readers are from Australia. After a house is paid for, expenses are...