Mr. Money Mustache: Used Craigslist roommates despite earning modern $100k equivalent
Mr. Money Mustache · Don't Start a Blog, Start a Cult - Mr. Money Mustache · Y Combinator · Sep 27, 2017 · at 8:45
Personal finance blogger Mr. Money Mustache describes his initial housing decisions after moving from Canada to the US.
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“When I moved to the US, even back at the time, I was probably making, in today's dollars, like close to a 100,000 dollars, I still went straight to Craigslist and got a roommate situation. For the first year, because I had to save up a down payment”
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