Showcase: Rather-Be-Shopping
Kyle blogs at Rather-Be-Shopping, where he shares a wealth of coupons along with plenty of tips on saving money.
Tell me a little about yourself. What does "frugal" mean to you? What do you think it means to other people?
I live in beautiful northern California with my wife and 3 kids. Raising three young children (5y, 3y, 4 mo.) gives me enough post ideas to keep my blog full and interesting! But I blog about more than just my active family, I write about frugal tips and ideas that can make your life a little easier and save you time and money. For me, frugality is more of a state-of-mind rather than a set of rules. A state-of-mind that involves being happy with what you actually have rather than being consumed with what you don't. For me, this is a very liberating feeling and something that took me years to achieve.
Why be frugal?
I think it is important to be frugal because with this mindset I try not to waste things unnecessarily and look at the bigger picture. The bigger picture being, how are my decisions going to affect my family, my neighbors, my community, my country, my world.
Is it ever possible to be too frugal? How about frugal enough?
I think you can be to frugal. One of the examples I like to use involves my automobile. I am willing to pay for routine auto maintenance, high quality motor oil, and high quality tires because in the long run it will actually save me money by keeping my car on the road longer. This also goes for furniture, I am willing to pay more for high quality because it will last forever!
Any closing remarks? Last words? Famous or witty sayings?
My favorite quote is by Samuel Johnson, “Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.”
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3 Responses to “Showcase: Rather-Be-Shopping”
January 17th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
I love what you say about being happy with what you have – there is no point in being frugal when it just makes you miserable. I do think, though, that is IS frugal to buy higher-quality things that will last longer – it’s false economy to buy cheaper things you will just keep replacing. Also, by not throwing worn-out or irreparable items away, you are cutting down on the items going into landfill sites/polluting the environment. So I think that higher quality things can be extremely frugal choices, as well as extremely smart ones.
January 18th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Kim, thanks for including the showcase of my site, what a surprise. I totally forgot that I had sent it in.
Hilary, I total agree with you. I use to always buy the least expensive, thinking I was getting the better deal. Not the case.
January 21st, 2008 at 12:36 am
I think that you can balance life with both: being frugal when you need to be – paying a little more when it’s necessary -
Personally, I’ve learn to strike that balance in keeping my home budget at ease when it comes to purchasing food and toiletries -
However, when JC penny’s has its curtains for 70 percent off, that I’ve long long awaited, I get them – and all the rods, that may not be on sale.
Cutting corners, in my mind, allows you to splurge every now and then when its necessary.
Go on! You deserve it – plus the regularly priced items may last longer than say, some purchased from a discount place…
Working MAMA in NW!
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