Our beautifully frugal life Every day, my wife and I express some gratitude for everything wonderful in our life. We live in a fairly nice house. Thanks to my frugality, all of my student loans are paid off. My wife's law school loans will hopefully be forgiven in a few years through public service loan forgiveness (if it still exists). We recently welcomed a healthy baby girl … [Read more...] about Life of a Frugal Resident: Living like a Starving Artist in Hollywood
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Buy Nothing Update: A Frugal February Fail! (Spoiler Alert… I Bought A Tesla)
If you recall, I joined a few fellow bloggers in a challenge to buy nothing new this year. January was a relatively frugal month. Other than a semi-expensive, organic non-toxic mattress and bed, we didn't spend much on anything. And then February came along. So how did we do in February? Short answer is: definitely not as frugal. I signed a purchase agreement of $56,000. And … [Read more...] about Buy Nothing Update: A Frugal February Fail! (Spoiler Alert… I Bought A Tesla)
Buy Nothing Update: January Edition
Wow. January flew by really fast. If you recall from a previous post, my wife and I accepted the challenge to buy nothing for a year. In addition to a few exemptions for things we were already going to buy, we had planned to be mindful of our purchases through conscious consumerism. So, how did we do? Pretty good if you ask me. Below is a recap of our purchases. Food I … [Read more...] about Buy Nothing Update: January Edition