Frugality 101
It's our most popular episode and we're digging it up out of the archives! Check it out to see where we started 2 years and get back to the basics!
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Reruns: here to remind us of the days when we couldn’t actually choose what we watched. Before the days of netflix and hulu there was “basic cable” - come come, gather round the fire while I tell you about ancient days when a television (these were like phones, tablets, and laptops only with large protrusions off the back filled with stuff that can never be thrown away)...a television... had access to approximately 3 ‘channels’ with 1 show playing non-stop. The likelihood of seeing the same episode of the same show more than once was 2,000%. Oh it was fun and it was awful all at once, but we didn’t know any different - we called them reruns - and we ate our hot dogs and mac and cheese in blissful ignorance while the 5th airing of Family Matters ‘good cop, bad cop’ episode played. Reruns - it’s what’s about to happen to you, so grab a hot dog and settle in.
Notable Notes:
1: 4 Pillars - Categories to anticipate with Frugal Friends podcast episodes
- Clothing/Shopping
- Bills/Utilities
- Transportation
- Housing
- What the internet has to say
- Mrs. Frugalwoods (a.k.a. Liz Thames) identifies 19 reasons why frugality is the best - and the frugal friends agree!
What Jen and Jill have to say:
- Frugality helps you identify your true priorities
- Frugality builds community
- Frugality means you'll never be bored
- Frugality leads to gratitude and joy
- Grant went from a frugal guy who amassed $1M to flippantly spending over $200K in one year. In short; the spending didn’t make him feel better.
What Jen and Jill have to say:
- Frugality is about spending wisely
- Frugality is about the journey, not the destination
- It is never too late to 'course correct'
4: BILL OF THE WEEK
- Introduction of the most anticipated, interactive segment!
- Leave us a voicemail with your BILL OF THE WEEK at frugalfriendspodcast.com/bill
5: Tenets of Frugality
- The Law of Diminishing Returns (i.e. at some point you're wasting your time)
- Frugality allows you to discover what you truly value ( i.e. if frugality keeps you from what you love it’s cheapness)
- Frugality is good for the environment (i.e. you can’t buy your way to green)
- Frugality refines your taste and style (i.e. you can have better things when you buy used and you’ll eventually stop buying those souvenir t-shirts you’ll never wear)
- Frugality allows you more time to increase your income (i.e. the best way to not spend money is to spend time making it!)
- Frugality will not make you rich (i.e. sorry, not sorry)
Wrap-Up:
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