Quote from Trent
“Our lives are like a river. They flow through the channel of assumptions and priorities that we set for them. If we begin to alter those assumptions and priorities a little, sometimes the river will fight that change in flow, but most of the time, it’ll happily shift course and find that this new path […]
Quote from Schaefer
“The shopping mall has become our temple, the credit card our burnt offering … yet, the sacrifice is never sufficient for salvation.” Schaefer, at The Art of Manliness
Quote from Rachel
Pantry clutter can happen to anyone. It’s when you look at a shelf full of food and think, “There’s nothing to eat.” –Rachel, at Small Notebook
Great Book
10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget, from the writers of Wise Bread
Quote from Rachel
There seems to be a common misunderstanding about saving money. In our consumer society, saving has come to mean spending less, as in “this shirt was on sale so I saved $10.” –Small Notebook
Quote from Get Rich Slowly
“When you reach the end of your life, you’re not going to say, ‘I wish I had more money.’ You’re going to wish you had more time, and that you’d spent more time with your loved ones while you could. If you had a magical credit card and you could buy back the days of your […]
Quote from Meredith
“Going without is not a poverty mindset.” Meredith, from Like Merchant Ships, posting at Simple Mom: How to be frugal and still keep it simple
Quote from Seth Godin
“It’s amazing that people have so much time to fret about today’s emergency but almost no time at all to avoid tomorrow’s.” Seth Godin: How Far Away Is Your Emergency?
Quote from Rachel at Small Notebook
I used to think being frugal was spending as little money as possible — but that’s just being cheap. Rachel, at the positively delightful Small Notebook
Quote from Andy Budd
“Cheap always cost you more in the end. That’s why I can’t afford to buy cheap. Can you?” Andy Budd::Blogography: Why I Can’t Afford Cheap