Comments on: But I Don’t Want to Be Frugal https://clippingchains.com/2019/05/28/but-i-dont-want-to-be-frugal/ Funding the Adventurous Life Fri, 08 Jul 2022 04:03:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Showcase: Losing all your money in the stock market? - The Plutus Foundation https://clippingchains.com/2019/05/28/but-i-dont-want-to-be-frugal/#comment-2173 Fri, 08 Jul 2022 04:03:06 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=2078#comment-2173 […] But I Don’t Want to Be Frugal. [Clipping Chains] — “If you are new to this game, I recommend you find the bottom. See what it feels like to cut back to bare bones, because you’ll know how lean you can get when necessary. But then find a life you enjoy, and make the financial frame fit the picture. Get a coffee, but not every day. Enjoy the occasional meal out, but learn to cook your own food too. Find joy in simplicity.” Balance, you really got me. (Submitted by J. Money.) […]

]]> By: Losing all your money in the stock market? - Apex Money https://clippingchains.com/2019/05/28/but-i-dont-want-to-be-frugal/#comment-2172 Wed, 06 Jul 2022 15:16:28 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=2078#comment-2172 […] But I Don’t Want to Be Frugal. [Clipping Chains] — “If you are new to this game, I recommend you find the bottom. See what it feels like to cut back to bare bones, because you’ll know how lean you can get when necessary. But then find a life you enjoy, and make the financial frame fit the picture. Get a coffee, but not every day. Enjoy the occasional meal out, but learn to cook your own food too. Find joy in simplicity.” Balance, you really got me. (Submitted by J. Money.) […]

]]> By: Mr. Clipping Chains https://clippingchains.com/2019/05/28/but-i-dont-want-to-be-frugal/#comment-1871 Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:04:58 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=2078#comment-1871 In reply to JennC.

Thank you Jenn! “The bottom” is good to have in your back pocket, but not worth living in perpetually.

]]> By: JennC https://clippingchains.com/2019/05/28/but-i-dont-want-to-be-frugal/#comment-1870 Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:38:59 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=2078#comment-1870 Found your blog a few months ago and have been reading through older content. So, late comment, but I just want to say… Great post! Think you are spot on with the recommendation to find the bottom and then add back those things that are really valuable for you. Thanks for the reminder!

]]> By: Q&A with Mr Clipping Chains - Frugal Professor https://clippingchains.com/2019/05/28/but-i-dont-want-to-be-frugal/#comment-1831 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 14:40:58 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=2078#comment-1831 […] I immediately went into over-zealous-psyched-mode, and worked to convince my wife to eliminate all unnecessary spending and go all-in on index fund investing. We bumped our savings up aggressively, from about 30% to 75% within a couple of months. Honestly, I think we went too hard, something I discuss in this post: But I Don’t Want to Be Frugal. […]

]]> By: The Sunday Best (8/4/2019) - Physician on FIRE https://clippingchains.com/2019/05/28/but-i-dont-want-to-be-frugal/#comment-976 Sun, 04 Aug 2019 07:56:30 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=2078#comment-976 […] plans. Fortunately, as fatFIRE fans have already figured out, it’s not the only plan. But I Don’t Want to be Frugal, says Clipping […]

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