frugalbychoice

2009-01-06

I’m Jessica, and I’m proud to say that I am frugal by choice. For me, frugality was borne of necessity in the home where I grew up. Those lessons stuck with me as I went to college and graduate school, married, bought a home and had a child. 

As partners, my husband and I choose to live frugally because it is simpler, there is more peace of mind in not having debt and not competing with others, and is more respectful of our environment.

We are lucky in that we have the option to choose to live frugally. Others, like my parents, do not have the luxury of choice. For many (too many), frugality is the only way they can exist, and they know no different. They certainly see the difference, but in their own lives, they do not have that freedom. As my parents would say, “It is what it is.”

I will use this blog to introduce ideas and strategies that can broaden horizons, get you thinking outside the box, and encourage you to step outside of your comfort zone to adopt and maintain a frugal state of living.