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On Existence Frugal

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I believe I am mentioned earlier that I am frugal. Okay, some may telephone telephone it cheap. But frugal sounds better, doesn’t it?

To endure honest, I never actually idea of myself every bit cheap. I similar to relieve money; I bring a budget; I seat coin away inward my 401k every month. I am coin conscious. I am savings savvy. I relieve plenty to bring fun, become on trips similar the ane I am on in addition to yet seat coin away for retirement. I mean value I am beingness intelligent amongst my money.

But. And at that spot is ever a big but, right?

When you lot move amongst a “why non bring fun in addition to pass your coin directly inward representative you lot buy the farm tomorrow - you lot tin ever brand to a greater extent than later” sort of person, you lot look similar less of an “organized saver” in addition to to a greater extent than similar a tightwad.

EXAMPLE: We become to the grocery shop in addition to purchase (perishable) supplies of nutrient for the adjacent span of days. We crusade by a McDonald's.

He says, “Let’s halt in addition to larn a hamburger”.
I say, “We only bought luncheon meat. Let’s halt in addition to brand a sandwich”.
He says, “But I experience similar a hamburger”.
I say, “But the luncheon meat volition become bad.”
He says, “So nosotros volition purchase to a greater extent than luncheon meat tomorrow.”

Sigh.

Another Example: We rent a campervan for 3 weeks inward club to crusade or in addition to hence (and campsite in) New Zealand. We create upwardly one's remove heed to rest inward City A. I cheque the camping ground Earth booklet. Aha! There is a campsite ground; it’s 6 dollars a person. We become far inward City A.

He says, “Maybe nosotros should only larn a hotel”.
I say, “But nosotros rented a campervan in addition to at that spot is a camping ground Earth correct hither in addition to it‘s alone half dozen dollars a person”.
He says, “But I don’t experience similar staying inward the campervan.”
I say, “But nosotros didn’t budget for a hotel. H5N1 hotel is threescore dollars.”
He says, “But a hotel would endure nicer”.

Duh.

Oh the joys of travel. Sometimes you lot win, sometimes you lot don’t. And sometimes you lot pass to a greater extent than on ane night’s accommodation than you lot planned on spending for 3 day’s budget.

It's difficult sometimes.

Are you lot frugal? Does your pregnant other care amongst you lot when it comes to money? If not, how create YOU bargain amongst it?

The A-Z blogfest is over, but I am yet plugging on anyway. O is for "On". Stay tuned for P!

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