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    Hi everyone!

    Hello! I wanted to introduce myself ... I discovered this forum pretty recently and was happy to discover that it's active :)
    A little bit about myself: I grew up in a frugal family (the oldest child!) and definitely internalized being able to do without luxuries. My parents got less frugal as I got older (I think thanks to cc debt mainly), so now I'm pretty much as frugal as they were 20 years ago. Also growing up I was very interested in all sorts of alternative lifestyles, ranging from hippies to monks/ascetics. I still am interested in alternative living (definitely considering vanlife of some sort, whether on a shortish term trip or possibly longer term).
    Now as a single adult, I have disposable income (though my income is below average and I live in a high cost of living area of the east coast). I'm still trying to find the balance of saving and enjoying life. I do struggle with jealousy sometimes of other peoples' nice cars or whatever (though I tell myself that you never know what type of debt/stress they have because of it). I feel like half of me is frugal and cares about simple living and not being wasteful and unduly harmful to the environment, but the other half of me wants to 'finally live' and just spend, spend, spend and enjoy a larger lifestyle.
    In terms of hobbies, chess and music are the main ones. Maybe after the winter ends I'll try something outdoors (running or biking).
    That's a little bit about me. I hope to learn more about you guys and hear your thoughts.

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    Welcome! Are you in the northeast or the southeast? I'm a little bit north of Boston. I look forward to hearing more from you.

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    Welcome! I definitely understand the struggle between frugal and spend, spend, spend. For me, it seems to come and go as the financial and life situations change. Definitely and interesting topic.
    To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
    Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
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    Quote Originally Posted by rosarugosa View Post
    Are you in the northeast or the southeast?
    Northeast ... but not that north :) Thanks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by happystuff View Post
    Welcome! I definitely understand the struggle between frugal and spend, spend, spend. For me, it seems to come and go as the financial and life situations change. Definitely and interesting topic.
    Thanks!
    I may try to budget expenses, savings, and guilt-free spending. So after expenses and savings are paid, I'll have x amount in the guilt-free spending (which just grows every month if its not spent) to just do whatever I want with.

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