Hi, my name is Justin and I am a hyper consumer. I found Get Rich Slowly about three months ago and sense then I have learned volumes. I hope to one day post here that I no longer have debt but dont hold your breath, it will be a while. I look forward to sharing here and learning more.

Dyad8, we're rooting for you. I've been working on my debt for a long time, too. It seems like forever. But I think that by the end of the year (and certainly by March), I'll be able to post here that I'm debt-free, too! We're all in this together!

Hi Justin. I'd like to recommend that you read some Henry David Thoreau. I particularly liked Walden because of the nonmaterialism he espouses, and I think you might enjoy it too.
Here's a link to the Thoreau Reader

This guy was a real cool dude and his thoughts on philosophy, civil disobedience, and environmentalism are still powerful. In short, HDT is mah boy! ::taps fist to chest::