I hope people see that learning to be frugal doesn’t mean you have to start with the most extreme stuff right away. You can take small steps until you get to a place where you’re comfortable and saving money while still reaching your goals.

A particular aspect of frugality, or beneficial side effect, is that there is a tendency to shift our focus from those things we think we want, in the way of new acquisitions, to more powerfully leveraging what we already have. In other words, simply having an attitude of gratitude (taking inventory, counting our blessings, etc.) will often open our eyes to existing opportunities that are already within our reach that can serve to fill the void we were hoping to achieve with a new purchase.

Every time we are able to successfully implement such a strategy it allows us to spend that much less time on the economic hamster wheel and fast tracks us to our more important life goals.

It is all about choice being a tool to design the life we really want and not getting distracted by the noise and glitter.
.-= Steven and Debra´s last blog ..The Love of Other People’s Money (Covetousness) is the Root of All Evil =-.