Comments on: Frugality vs. Deprivation: Does Saving Money Damage Your Quality of Life? http://www.personalfinanceanalyst.com/frugality-vs-deprivation-does-saving-money-damage-your-quality-of-life/ A Personal Finance Blog dedicated to taking the mystery out of money and helping you to live a happier, more successful life. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:41:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: David R. Lampsen http://www.personalfinanceanalyst.com/frugality-vs-deprivation-does-saving-money-damage-your-quality-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-8632 David R. Lampsen Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:27:19 +0000 http://www.personalfinanceanalyst.com/?p=1763#comment-8632 Mrs. Micah-I think we're on the same page. There does seem to be some kind of difference between quality choices and self-imposed deprivation. As long as you're on the right side of that line, being frugal is AOK w/ me. Mrs. Micah-I think we’re on the same page. There does seem to be some kind of difference between quality choices and self-imposed deprivation. As long as you’re on the right side of that line, being frugal is AOK w/ me.

]]> By: Mrs. Micah http://www.personalfinanceanalyst.com/frugality-vs-deprivation-does-saving-money-damage-your-quality-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-7201 Mrs. Micah Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:30:14 +0000 http://www.personalfinanceanalyst.com/?p=1763#comment-7201 What I think is most important is to know when you'll get just as much enjoyment (or more) out of something by taking a frugal route and when you won't (and can afford not to be frugal). For instance, we used our date money in March to go see Watchmen because I really wanted to see it on the big screen. Huge fan of the comic book. And that was worth it. Frugal route would have been much less fun. But I've been myself long enough to know that I'm impatient with people who talk during the movie, etc, and in most cases would rather have a controlled experience in my own living room. For Watchmen, I was willing to put up with the teenager whose foot shook my chair through the entire movie. I think the examples you've given demonstrate that you've put some thought into what was right for you. You tried the store-brand creamed corn, but it was gross. I think our store has lots of great generics, but its peanuts taste disgusting. The benefit of knowing where you can save money and have the same level of happiness is that it gives you more money to spend overall. It's important to be flexible when there's a reason to do things differently (i.e. 1 date night for Watchmen instead of 2-3 for coffee), but having frugal date nights means we can have more. And I'm always up for more date nights. ;) What I think is most important is to know when you’ll get just as much enjoyment (or more) out of something by taking a frugal route and when you won’t (and can afford not to be frugal). For instance, we used our date money in March to go see Watchmen because I really wanted to see it on the big screen. Huge fan of the comic book. And that was worth it. Frugal route would have been much less fun.

But I’ve been myself long enough to know that I’m impatient with people who talk during the movie, etc, and in most cases would rather have a controlled experience in my own living room. For Watchmen, I was willing to put up with the teenager whose foot shook my chair through the entire movie.

I think the examples you’ve given demonstrate that you’ve put some thought into what was right for you. You tried the store-brand creamed corn, but it was gross. I think our store has lots of great generics, but its peanuts taste disgusting.

The benefit of knowing where you can save money and have the same level of happiness is that it gives you more money to spend overall. It’s important to be flexible when there’s a reason to do things differently (i.e. 1 date night for Watchmen instead of 2-3 for coffee), but having frugal date nights means we can have more. And I’m always up for more date nights. ;)

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