Comments on: Is It Time To Give Up My Frugal Title?

By: mochimac @ save. spend. splurge.

mochimac @ save. spend. splurge. — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:06:35 +0000

Erm yes. 🙂

I waffle from one extreme to another.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:18:19 +0000

In reply to Vanessa@ Cash Cow Couple. Oh I so agree with this sentiment! Keeping the long term goals in mind is so important and a lifetime of doing what you are passionate about sounds like a perfect goal to me.

By: Vanessa@ Cash Cow Couple

Vanessa@ Cash Cow Couple — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:03:00 +0000

I think it is important to not let yourself feel as if you have arrived until you are financially free-meaning no debt and the ability to get up and leave a job you don’t like and still be doing well financially. Splurges are nice, but a lifetime of doing what you are passionate about and not being stuck in debt is even better.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:44:20 +0000

In reply to Beatrice. Ha! I have an image of a large vault filled with gold coins and there is a miser sitting in a ratty old sweater. No that's not for me either. I definitely need to do a better job at balancing spending purely for enjoyment purposes.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:43:04 +0000

In reply to Stephanie. I think I need a larger misc expense category. After spending a little I definitely feel like I've been keeping the purse strings too tight.

By: Beatrice

Beatrice — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:37:47 +0000

I have a frugalist mentality (use coupons, search for deals, use generic brands, re-use ziplock bags, etc.) but I don’t let it rule my life. Have you ever seen Extreme Couponing–it’s crazy what those people do to save money on groceries. Too much time and effort in my opinion. I believe saving is important but so isn’t enjoying life. There’s nothing wrong with splurging once in a while and rewarding yourself with the fruits of your labor. I don’t want to be one of those people who saves every penny to build a huge net worth only to die (in a raggedly old sweater with holes in it) before I can spend any of it.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:14:48 +0000

I feel that way all the time, but “all work and no play” can take a toll on us. I make sure I calculate miscellaneous expenses for some spending room just so I don’t tap into my savings.