[Izkata]

Personal anecdote time - I have, three times. Some of it I think is just easy to forget over the years, simply because it's not repeatable. And like the post eventually gets to, it's pretty indirectly tied to money, but all relies upon it:

* About two months after getting my first full-time job, actually seeing my savings go up.

* After buying a place and moving in, something that wasn't possible without having enough money. Note that moving out of my parents' house and into a rented apartment didn't do it, but buying did.

* Upon paying off my mortgage, doing some math and realizing early retirement through financial independence was actually a possibility.