[2] Sutton was raised in Everett, Washington and moved to Southern California to attend Loyola Marymount University in 2005.

Sutton founded the website, Cult of Less as a way to "unclutter his life.

"[3] The site listed all of Sutton's possessions and past belongings.

[5] On his personal website, Sutton in 2013 called the Cult of Less a "past exploit"[6] and in 2016 noted that he had "a girlfriend and a waffle iron, so we can all agree that project is likely over.

"[7] Sutton began the Web site HackCollege in September, 2006.