Comments on: Will Frugal Habits Last? http://amoderngal.com/2009/05/24/will-frugal-habits-last/ Healthy Living, without Breaking the Bank Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:35:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: 179th Festival of Frugality - Memorial Day Edition | Suburban Dollar http://amoderngal.com/2009/05/24/will-frugal-habits-last/comment-page-1/#comment-1537 179th Festival of Frugality - Memorial Day Edition | Suburban Dollar Tue, 26 May 2009 11:34:30 +0000 http://amoderngal.com/?p=1090#comment-1537 [...] G (Modern Gal) presents Will Frugal Habits Last? posted at Modern [...] [...] G (Modern Gal) presents Will Frugal Habits Last? posted at Modern [...]

]]> By: Elizabeth http://amoderngal.com/2009/05/24/will-frugal-habits-last/comment-page-1/#comment-1504 Elizabeth Mon, 25 May 2009 13:42:01 +0000 http://amoderngal.com/?p=1090#comment-1504 Hi Julie, I am also skeptical that frugal steps will take hold once things improve, but increasingly, I read about people who, after being forced to stop spending an save or pay down debt, realize that they achieve better peace of mind when they have something in the bank account and no giant credit card balance looming. For some of these, I think they carry over some of their current habits forward. This is a long way from really frugal behavior, but a step in the right direction. Thanks for commenting. Hi Julie, I am also skeptical that frugal steps will take hold once things improve, but increasingly, I read about people who, after being forced to stop spending an save or pay down debt, realize that they achieve better peace of mind when they have something in the bank account and no giant credit card balance looming. For some of these, I think they carry over some of their current habits forward. This is a long way from really frugal behavior, but a step in the right direction.

Thanks for commenting.

]]> By: Julie http://amoderngal.com/2009/05/24/will-frugal-habits-last/comment-page-1/#comment-1503 Julie Mon, 25 May 2009 13:11:31 +0000 http://amoderngal.com/?p=1090#comment-1503 Aside from the folks you mention in your last point who are embracing simplicity because they care about overconsumption and the environment, I'm not sure that it is actually frugality that most are embracing. I think a lot of people were just so overextended that they've reigned in their spending so that their debt is just manageable, particularly if they are managing job loss or another financial blow. Not spending to the nines is a good step, and a nice change from the affluenza gone amok of recent years, but it's a long way off of frugality. Aside from the folks you mention in your last point who are embracing simplicity because they care about overconsumption and the environment, I’m not sure that it is actually frugality that most are embracing. I think a lot of people were just so overextended that they’ve reigned in their spending so that their debt is just manageable, particularly if they are managing job loss or another financial blow. Not spending to the nines is a good step, and a nice change from the affluenza gone amok of recent years, but it’s a long way off of frugality.

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