From time.com:

“Excess consumption is practically an American religion. But as anyone with a filled-to-the-gills closet knows, the things we accumulate can become oppressive. With all this stuff piling up and never quite getting put away, we’re no longer huddled masses yearning to breathe free; we’re huddled masses yearning to free up space on a countertop. Which is why people are so intrigued by the 100 Thing Challenge, a grass-roots movement in which otherwise seemingly normal folks are pledging to whittle down their possessions to a mere 100 items.”

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From getrichslowly.org:

"One of the first things Don Schrader points out the first time he welcomes me into his apartment is that it measures 12 feet by 14 feet and that when you subtract the wall space his livable area is 151 square feet, or just 1 square foot bigger than Thoreau’s cabin at Walden Pond."

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From gazette.net:

"With a knack for getting the most out of a dollar, Jeff Yeager likes to call himself the ‘‘Titan of Tightwads,” ‘‘Maestro of Misers” or ‘‘Commander in Cheap.”

‘‘I am cheap and I am a loser,” the 49-year-old Accokeek author said Jan. 21 as he pointed to his simple, soiled shirt and blue jeans. ‘‘Look at me. Do I look like an author? I am a mess.”"

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