Like everything else, the spectrum of frugal is a line with an infinite number of stops along the way. And when you need to buy a washing machine, a car, a house – or take care of yourself in general – having been thoughtful with the little things has built some financial strength to handle the big things. I’ll earn my savings through effort, reasoning, strategy and paying attention - any time that it’s time for money to change hands.Ī frugal lifestyle helps those pennies add up into dollars. Or buying something online, and then claiming it was broken or missing in order to get a refund and keep the item. Or keeping the $10 bill that the store clerk gave you by mistake. For example, taking sugar packets home from a restaurant. And it does not mean doing things that hurt others for self-enrichment. I’m looking for a balance of the factors. I like to think of frugal living as getting the best value for money, in balance of the important factors such as quantity, usability, quality and price.įor example, if I’m going to buy a bucket, I consider the material, durability, size and any other factors based on how I’ll use it. It does NOT mean hoarding, or taking advantage of other people. SOUND TECHNICIAN: Bethany Lotulelei.Frugal means thrifty, and best use of resources. Or send us an email at CREDITS: Theme music by Timothy Miller. FOLLOW SWEET AS LOVE HERE: on Instagram or in the Sweet As Love Facebook Group. MEET BETHANY HERE: on her blog, on Instagramor Facebook. MEET AMY HERE: on her blog, on Instagram, or Facebook. links: The Tightwad Gazette book Thriftbooks Also learn what I found out about what author Amy Dacyczyn is doing these days, and what one thing has changed dramatically since she retired from writing books, and what has contributed to her saving the most money these days. Also learn how to keep a "price book" and how to hack your own finances to save money every month. Listen as Bethie and I discuss how deeply influential the Gazettes (there were three published in all) were, and what some of our favorite tips were. After all, we weren't poor-we were thrifty! That's a huge difference. Even better, the book put forth thrift as an attractive, viable alternative lifestyle. The tips I learned from The Tightwad Gazette helped make a big difference in how much paycheck was left at the end of each month. With hubby in college for years and a growing family, we lived paycheck to paycheck.
From Amy: I ran across a paperback copy of the first The Tightwad Gazette book by Amy Dacyczyn in my early years of motherhood, and latched onto it like a drowning woman grabs onto a life buoy.
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