Greetings, MGTOW brothers. I want to make a case for living a minimalist lifestyle and gaining happiness from it.

2 years ago, I was still blinded by the blue pill. Was working 50 hours a week just to barely get by in an overpriced apartment, while still trying to save up money to move to LA(Why I thought this was a good idea to begin with, I'll never know). Got myself into around 3k credit card debt, buying useless, material shit.

I tried to move to LA last year and failed. I wound up back in my home state of Indiana, in my grandparents spare bedroom. I was unemployed for about 8 months, wallowing in my own failures and depression.

During my immense amount of free time, I discovered /r/TRP. After browsing through the sub, I swallowed my first batch of red pills. A few months after discovering /r/TRP, I found this subreddit. I like TRP for its philosophy of self-improvement, but after visiting /r/MGTOW, I began to despise the whole "work your ass off just to show how alpha you are and spin plates" nonsense.

It seemed so superficial and bland. I had my taste of LA when I was there for the 2 months. People were fake. The city was smoggy and over-crowded. Everybody thought they were the next "undiscovered talent". Bleh.

I decided to stay in my home state, as the cost of living here is astronomically more cheap. A $600/month 1 bedroom here(which is modern/in a nice part of the city) is around $1,500-$2,100/month in LA. Would I rather work 50-60/hr weeks in a city I don't like just to scrape by, or start up my own e-business here and have money to save and spend on myself? The answer was pretty obvious.

I started eBaying items I found at local Goodwills. I'm currently profiting $800-$1,000/month, working maybe 10-15 hours a week on it. I'm still living with my grandparents, but I plan on being in my own place in 7-8 months, when I'll hopefully be at least doubling what I'm profiting now.

You know what? This is easily the happiest I've ever been. I have ample free time. I'm building up my own source of income. I've cut myself off of the blue pill and the shitty lifestyle I was heading towards in LA. I no longer have the urge to find a unicorn that doesn't exist, because AWALT.

Society is absolutely fucked. The best thing a man of our stature can do is do his best to stay away from it without completely distancing himself from his true friends and family. There is happiness and satisfaction to be found in life without the need for a bunch of money and over-working yourself to get said money.

Instead of spending 10 hours a day in a cubicle, stressing myself out over deadlines and customer satisfaction, I now have time to read, research, workout, game and relax. The beautiful thing is, I've only been eBaying for 5 months, starting with $200. I'm already making 70% of what I did at that shitty job. I've paid off my credit card debts and will never, ever get back into them. Credit cards take advantage of impulse buyers and people who can't manage their finances. Don't fall into that trap, brothers.

I apologize if I seem like I'm gloating. I'm not. I'm just trying to reach out to you all and help you recognize the potential for a fruitful, happy life living minimally.

This subreddit helped me out a ton, so I also wanted to thank you all for helping me open my eyes, and for making the red pills that much more easy to down.