Bling Bling
Posted on February 1, 2007 - Filed Under Philosophy |
Moom left this comment behind "This is a change, a post about frugality 
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Suddenly, visions of "DJ Cliff" appeared in my head - complete with bling bling apparel.
Yo Yo
Admittedly, "frugality" is not the proclivity of this blog. My stance is for ‘quality of life’. With the "quality" argument comes the idea that money is needed to make this happen. That belief is false.
Even though I talk about champagne and traveling to France, I am not "living large, yo’".
Believe it or nuts, I do work to a budget. Much like millions of other people, my monthly expenses are tracked. My belief is you have to know where you are in order to get to where you want to be.
For food, the budget is $200 a month. This affords quality produce, meats, ingredients and Twinkies. I don’t skimp or choose a lesser tasting product because I could save 50 cents. My tastes are what they are and I don’t want to deny myself something that I love. Of course, buying groceries means cooking is required. With my cooking skills, I eat quite well.
Quality of life does not have to be sacrificed for a dollar.
More importantly, women like a man who can cook.
Mastering personal finances is the first step in investing in real estate. As any other investor will testify, the path of the investor cannot be followed if extraneous spending is not under control. Some measure of frugality is practiced by all.
Some other frugal areas I exercise:
1. My 1993 Honda Accord. Paid off. Runs great, super comfortable. Yes, it will be retired someday but only when my investments can replace it for me.
2. Books. If you’ve tracked the left side of my blog, the books change often. I don’t purchase all these replacements. Most come from the local library.
3. Spices. I grow my own. $3 at the local Lowe’s store purchases a started basil plant. With some miracle grow, the basil plant matures into basil machine gun, replete with it’s own delicious odor, permeating every square inch of space.
ya know what I’m sayin?
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Any cultural or sexual bias I might have possessed was left behind in college, many moons ago.
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I was just teasing. Your approach sounds quite like mine…
I flatly don’t believe that you can fill your belly for only $200 per month. Does this include the cost of everything that goes in your mouth inside and outside your home? Does this include coffee, lunches, and the occasional dinner out? I know you cook most of your own meals, but even groceries have to cost more than $200 for a month.
Engineer, here’s quote for you: Some things are true whether you believe them or not. Coming from someone who doesn’t cook, refuses to cook, refuses to learn how to cook your disbelief is understandable, if not humorous. It’s interesting to note other things scientists flatly did not believe:
- The earth was not the center of the universe.
- The human body could accelerate to 60 mph because gravity would tear it apart.
- Human beings would fly.
- Human beings could go to the moon and survive.
My “belly” has never complained nor has it gone hungry.
Moom, I know you were teasing. It’s all good. I was laughing when I read your comment. It occurred to me that frugality is something none of us discuss. And for good reason. More on this coming soon . . .
Here’s a post I wrote on frugality:
http://moominhouse.blogspot.com/2007/02/floridian-frugality.html
Coming from someone who doesn’t cook, refuses to cook, refuses to learn how to cook, my grocery budget is also $200. That includes all items purchased at the grocery store & costco.
I also have an entertainment budget that I use for all the other things I do. Movies, books, site seeing. Some of that goes towards dining out.