Living Frugal

Looking for a New Austerity and Frugality in Life

by

David L. Walker

Whenever you are trying to modify something in your lifestyle, you are going to find it very, very difficult to maintain if you dislike what it requires to create that modification in life.  Sometimes it takes a little more effort then we expect.

If you dislike training or dislike the belief of even trying better meals, it's going to be amazingly difficult to shed weight.  If you dislike the act of studying, it's going to be amazingly difficult to study the excellent guides of literary works.  Similarly, if you dislike making economical options, it's going to be nearly impossible to figure out methods to reduce costs continually, add value back to your life and have the feeling of satisfaction from it.

Here's the thing: austerity, like all of these other factors, is made up of simple factors and difficult factors, but the simple factors and difficult factors differ from individual to individual and from scenario to scenario.  The factors you like doing are different from that of your buddies.  After all, living a life of frugality and austerity can sometimes make you seem like a scrooge to your friends.  That will pass.

The best way to create austerity as a big part of your lifestyle is to adhere to the areas of it that are fun to you.  Dig into food preparation or economical journey preparing or more sensible purchasing.  View austerity as a task and look for methods to enhance your ranking (the money you are saving).  Contest with yourself, but contend against your buddies too.  Hold out for the things in need in life.

When you look at how much you have stored, you feel much better about completing this task.  Know that you have selected to not spend that money on foolish things.  Convert it all into money, walk into your financial institution, punch it down on the desk, and say "I want my car now, please."

Frugality is not about struggling and doing without.  It's about sensation, excellence and having fun because you are following in the places of your lifestyle that you really want to be successful at, while reducing in the places that you do not really care about.  For me, every phase in that direction is fun.  It's all about discovering new items in my lifestyle that do not take away from the other factors I value.  It's about concentrating on family and new success.  It's about studying how to do new factors of life better so I can be excellent in the expertise skill set that I'm developing.