Joys of Frugal Life – My top 10 frugal joys
June 20, 2008 by kellys
Filed under Top 10 lists, blogathon
Dawn over at Frugal for Life has a great reminder of why we do what we do – living a frugal life. So I thought I would leave my 2 cents and tell you my top 10 reasons why I try to be as frugal as I can.
- The more I save, the more I can stay home with my kids.
- If I save money elsewhere, I can eat out and not feel guilty.
- It’s simply a sense of accomplishment to not spend more than $3.50 for a summer outfit and $4.50 for a winter outfit for my kids.
- I spend way too much money traveling to see family. I have to find the $ somewhere.
- I like to challenge myself to spending less than 50% on groceries and watch the cashier gasp with surprise.
- I love to share with others ways to save $.
- Saving time allows me to spend it with my kids.
- I love getting expensive clothes for really cheap.
- I save money to pay cash for Christmas.
- I love my high speed Internet.
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I love to watch how much I can buy with so little money at the checkout. I love coupons too especially when I end up only spending a few cents when I should’ve paid many bucks. Recently went with some free coupons and the only thing I paid for was the bread. I had milk, yogurts and a few other things and the lady at the register said, “Too bad you don’t have one for the bread. You wouldn’t have to pay for anything.”
great list! I’m a big fan of #8 myself.
It’s like the ultimate high to know you got a great deal on something.