Comments on: Frugality: Living or Merely Existing?

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Link Round-up - My New Job Edition | Do You Dave Ramsey? — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:03:13 +0000

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By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 14 May 2009 05:21:28 +0000

Bravo! I’m so glad that you got off the earn and spend trendmill. When you spend less, you have the option of earning less, taking a chance, building a nest egg, doing what you want to do instead of what pays well, really whatever you want.

By: Do You Dave Ramsey?

Do You Dave Ramsey? — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:39:11 +0000

This really hits the mark Steven…. living below your means is like knowing a secret that not many others know. The ability to make decisions based on your needs rather than on the wants of other people is empowering.

Frugality has it’s own ‘living in the moment’ component that is not based on consumption but rather on security.

I have an upcoming article entitled “I’m not as broke as you think” that hits on many of these elements. You’ll have to let me know what you think when it hits.

I appreciate you sharing some of your experience here… this is a good read and worthy of revisiting for motivation along the way.

Thanks for sharing!
Dave

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:28:43 +0000

I feel the exact same way about how I perceive those who project an image of wealth, though this is simply another stereotype and does not account for the fact that there are exceptions to all rules and that stereotypes are not healthy ways of viewing our world.

An interesting book you may enjoy is called “The Millionaire Next Door”. It discusses the image of wealth and how those who are actually wealthy chose to live their lives, which is generally not in pursuit of material goods or to project the image of wealth.

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:51:17 +0000

After reading this it reminded me of my great grandparents who were actually very rich. You would of never known because they never reflected their wealth with possessions. The great part of this story is that they were farmers which most people associate with being poor. Granted times have changed since then but I always admired the fact they didn’t materialistically show off their success. They didn’t rub it into people’s faces like you see now.
Currently when I see people with possessions that mimic wealth I actually believe that the majority of them are very poor because they’ve invested so much into their image.