The Art of Frugal Living

To pay all of my bills for a single month I only need about $650. My work week isn't forty hours, it's twenty. Last month I drove less than 100 miles in my car. How do I do it? Frugal living.

Everyday people are spending their hard earned money on things that they don't need, and sometimes don't necessarily even want. A trip to McDonald's might seem cheap now, but over time it adds up. Those cigarettes might seem like a necessity, but they can also cost over $100 a month.

What if I told you that you could live comfortably and cut your work week in half? What if "work" wasn't something that took up the majority of your time? Would you be willing to do what it takes to make that a reality?

First, frugal living can benefit almost anyone, but what I am talking about really only applies to young, healthy, singles. Working twenty hours a week, and living off of $30 worth of food a week, doesn't really work if you have two children and a sick puppy dog. However, don't let that scare you off! No matter who you are there are a few tips in this article that you may find beneficial.

So what is frugal living? Well everyone has their own definition of what frugal living is. The millionaire might consider frugal living to be a month without his butler, while someone like me would consider that definition insane. Personally, I define frugal living as this: living as comfortably as possible while reducing the amount of work you must do.

Also known as The Art of the Lazy Man.

When I tell people that I work less than twenty hours a week, their first response is normally something like this, "Are you just lazy or do you not like money?"

The definition of "lazy" is: averse or disinclined to work. That describes me all right, but who doesn't that describe? When was the last time you heard someone say, "I sure love slaving away at work and getting paid less than my time is worth!" My guess is never.

So now that I've admitted that I hate to work, let's get started.

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