I am open to conviction on all points except dinner and debts. I hold that the one must be eaten and the other paid.
If frugality were established in the state, and if our expenses were laid out to meet needs rather than superfluities of life, there might be fewer wants, and even fewer pleasures, but infinitely more happiness.
I very rarely shop. The only money I spend is on, like, Uber and food.
Pay your utilities, gas and other basic needs before paying on your debts.
Once you've reached the point where you can pay rent, you can go to the vet and you can go to the grocery store, after that point it's all the same. I don't have the appetite for a decadent lifestyle.
I just spend my money on the essentials. Just basically food and shelter.
I've got a grocery bill at the end of every month.Our toothpaste, our orange juice, that all gets paid. But I - it is true that I don't carry my wallet that often.
Live below your means but within your needs.
I pay my rent and my bills and I buy food and toys for my dog and that's it.
I can at any moment convert my time into money, but I do not require more of the latter than is sufficient for necessary purposes.
I like putting my money into things like food and shelter. I'm probably a bad example of an investor.
Always make sure you have your rent. At the end of the month, if you have to eat Ramen for a week because you won't have your rent money, just do it but make sure your rent is all there so you're not stressing about that. As long as you have your rent at least you have somewhere to live.
Why spend money on movies when you can spend it on gas? Or dry cleaning? Or groceries?
