Comments on: Why should I be frugal? http://frugalpinoy.com/frugality/why-should-i-be-frugal/ Financial freedom and other money matters for the Average Pinoy Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:07:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Caroline http://frugalpinoy.com/frugality/why-should-i-be-frugal/#comment-330 Caroline Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:20:48 +0000 http://frugalpinoy.com/frugality/why-should-i-be-frugal/#comment-330 I recently moved to my own apartment, in the city where I'm closer to civilization. Needless to say, a chunk of my money goes to my rent, so not only do I want to be frugal, I need to be. I'm frugal because I know that money, although can't really buy happiness, it can buy things that make you happy. In my case, that's travel (airplane tickets!), gadgets that make traveling more fun and memorable (laptop! camera!). Retirement, I don't worry so much about. When you love what you do, it's hard to think of ever retiring. But it's always nice to know that you're covered whatever happens. I recently moved to my own apartment, in the city where I’m closer to civilization. Needless to say, a chunk of my money goes to my rent, so not only do I want to be frugal, I need to be.

I’m frugal because I know that money, although can’t really buy happiness, it can buy things that make you happy. In my case, that’s travel (airplane tickets!), gadgets that make traveling more fun and memorable (laptop! camera!).

Retirement, I don’t worry so much about. When you love what you do, it’s hard to think of ever retiring. But it’s always nice to know that you’re covered whatever happens.

]]> By: Tasha http://frugalpinoy.com/frugality/why-should-i-be-frugal/#comment-183 Tasha Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:12:46 +0000 http://frugalpinoy.com/frugality/why-should-i-be-frugal/#comment-183 I learned to be frugal because it was just a matter of time that I would. Living my 20s was about "living life to the fullest" and now regretting some of that, not all. Not all because I still value a lot about my life to ensure that their quality is not compromised - like food, health, accommodation - the essentials (or basics). Like you, I'm frugal so that I can channel my family's money towards buying our own home. Although I have to say that being for the sake of being frugal has introduced me to investing, which I NEVER imagined I would come to understand at all! :) I learned to be frugal because it was just a matter of time that I would. Living my 20s was about “living life to the fullest” and now regretting some of that, not all.

Not all because I still value a lot about my life to ensure that their quality is not compromised - like food, health, accommodation - the essentials (or basics).

Like you, I’m frugal so that I can channel my family’s money towards buying our own home. Although I have to say that being for the sake of being frugal has introduced me to investing, which I NEVER imagined I would come to understand at all! :)

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