Embracing Thrift in Troublesome Times

Get over the need to have cool gadgets, lavish luxuries, and items that you pay top dollar for in order to make a statement rather than to serve your personal needs. It's time to save, make small budget changes, and adjust your lifestyle. Learn to appreciate the finer things in life and save tons and tons of money.

Remember:
- Spend less than you earn. Avoid credit!
- It's easy to make more money without making more income: just spend less and let it earn interest.

Try this out:
1. During summer hang your cloths out to let them dry. Save money, save energy, and help the environment all at once.
2. Keep your change and dump it in a bucket first thing when you get back home. You'll be amazed at how much you collect over time.
3. Pay cash and carry big bills that make you think twice before breaking. Force yourself to analyze the way you spend even as you spend. If you only carry twenties, you probably won't spit it for a pack of gum.
4. Look back at how much you saved and reward yourself: See how much you saved, see the waste you prevented, and feel accomplished!

It gets even easier:
Try this quick tip: rent for free from the library instead of Blockbuster.

So go save pennies, be frugal, and get rich slowly. It is a growing manta that is carrying many through difficult economic circumstances.