I’ve decided to detail my frugal ways after reading similar posts by Cap, Mapgirl and Jonathan.
Clothing. I can look sharp without the designer jeans. I wear what’s sensible and I generally only buy clothes when I really need them.
I don’t have to “have it first”. This applies to the latest and greatest of any hyped up product out there. You’ll never see me lining up for an iPhone, PS3, etc. etc. Luxuries like the $600 iPhone will probably never be
Entertainment on the cheap. You gotta live life, but that doesn’t always mean you have to pay a lot for all your entertainment. I bought 12 months of Netflix for $150 from on ebay. I eat out at Applebees after 10pm with the 1/2 off specials.
Why cut costs here and there? My reasoning is every dollar I save is another dollar of principal that can work for me and earn me more money. Every dollar I save is another dollar that adds to my net worth and earns more passive income to make life easier for me in the future.
Well done you! I’ve come to realise you can live very well and happily by shopping frugally. (Being debt-free or close to it, as a result, is a great way to increase you happiness.) It doesn’t mean you need to do without but just think about where you shop and what you buy. We have some great stores here in the UK – Matalan, Primark and TK Maxx – which make that kind of shopping easy. I’m sure you must have the same chains in the US, although I think TK Maxx may be called something slightly different?
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