Comments on: Money Myths: Frugality means sacrificing fun

By: lia

lia — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:08:26 +0000

hi there!

i just can’t believe i’ve found this site. it’s perfect for me, especially this article. I’ve been tagged as kuripot ever since and those are my critics that I’ve been receiving from my friends. in the end, see who’s the winner.hehe

By: nina

nina — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:55:48 +0000

I try to be frugal and one of the things, I really focus on is avoiding to waste food and resources. I buy food that we eat even if I pay a little bit more but I avoid those that get wasted because nobody would even touch them.

By: Celine

Celine — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:58:16 +0000

@Cyramiles: Thank you for your kind words Also, congratulations on learning to be more frugal!

@Kaye: I agree that we should always include “fun money” in our budget once we’ve reached financial independence. In my experience, depriving myself of the fun stuff has cause more spending than I was trying to prevent.

By: Kaye

Kaye — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:39:56 +0000

I think some people view it that way. The key here is to identify how much we would allot for our personal enjoyment. I read in an article that said that we should allot a percentage to our fun/miscellaneous money once we achieve financial independence. Doing that, we won’t go on binge spending.

By: cyramiles

cyramiles — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:33:05 +0000

Hi.. Your articles are really inspiring. I was honestly a profligate spender until my recent realization that I am not getting any younger.

Lately I am learning to be frugal and like the way you explained it in your post, my expenditures must be practical and not out of whims.

So keep writing and inspiring others!