Quote Originally Posted by meri View Post
Some expenses I have to re-evaluate. Do I need my mobile phone plan including data which I rarely use? Probably not. Race registration fees? Could by cut in half by choosing more carefully. Travelling? Avoiding hotels and keeping it more local lately and it's all right.
I would just note that "living simply" and living inexpensively are not tied at the hip. There's nothing wrong with living frugally (most of us here do just that) but that does not mean that there can be no money for fun or things you consider necessary in your life. Many of us own more than one home (even intentionally!), some of us have hobbies that require expensive equipment, and so on.

Simple living allows you to put your energy and time and money toward what is important to you. Of course, most people will have a limit to their income so what can be spent is not boundless. But most of us cut financial corners in some parts of our lives so we can splurge elsewhere.