Mr. Money Mustache is (as he often reminds his readers) BADASS! (or at least brimming over with the quality he calls "badassity")

Although cycling advocacy is one of the largest spokes in his anti-consumerism mindset, I do have to say he doesn't seem to be particularly a bike nerd. By which I mean, I've never heard him go on about bike mechanics (although he describes at length many DIY projects, largely to do with home construction/remodeling), his winter cycling article says nothing about cycling-specific clothing (seems to be all ski clothes! Which is surely fine, although I don't know if specialty ski clothes are any cheaper than specialty bike clothes!), and I bet he would never pay $1000 for a single bicycle. He seems to get good use out of low/mid-range mountain/commuter bikes from reliable brands. Check out this great post, he mentions a K2 Astral that was on sale for $300 instead of $580. A solid bike, I'm sure, but most around here would want something flashier. And his wife's bike was an extravagant $900 Schwinn Moab.

So you with your LHT might seem like Mr Fancy Pants from where Mr Money Mustache is standing, but hey, maybe you could meet him someday over a beer and rib him about his $40 light bulbs.