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Yes, I'm guilty of being frugal. Send me off to the Supermax Prison so I can hang out with El Chapo. I think it was @homebrewed's post that
got me thinking along these lines. Anyhow, if one is careful with spending money not in frivolous ways, it's easy to spring for a brand new
lathe or whatever if one wants to. I actually take pride in such behavior. I'm pretty happy with the lathes I own but could just as well have a
new one with tighter tolerances than what I presently run. I just might do that if I get a yen to do so. Cars and trucks are a huge money pit
so I let someone else pay for the new rig,full coverage insurance as well as interest on the loan. I drive a modest pickup truck and have
several older cars that don't cost much to keep. In Minnesota, vehicles are prone to be eaten up by rust from the salt on the roads in the
winter. I have one like that and it owes me nothing, 4WD and in good running condition and it's not likely that someone will steal it.
Frugality, let me count the ways. The ways are endless. There are a few things unavoidable though. Taxes come to mind. Utility bills
are pretty much unavoidable. I love to garden. Most of my food is non GMO and organic with no glyphosate residue, a little is pretty much unavoidable.
Heating with wood works for me and keeps me in shape. I heat my domestic water all year around with wood and heat the house and shop
all heating season with wood as well.
I think the best of it all is that I am never strapped for cash and if I want something I can spring for it, if I want to...
got me thinking along these lines. Anyhow, if one is careful with spending money not in frivolous ways, it's easy to spring for a brand new
lathe or whatever if one wants to. I actually take pride in such behavior. I'm pretty happy with the lathes I own but could just as well have a
new one with tighter tolerances than what I presently run. I just might do that if I get a yen to do so. Cars and trucks are a huge money pit
so I let someone else pay for the new rig,full coverage insurance as well as interest on the loan. I drive a modest pickup truck and have
several older cars that don't cost much to keep. In Minnesota, vehicles are prone to be eaten up by rust from the salt on the roads in the
winter. I have one like that and it owes me nothing, 4WD and in good running condition and it's not likely that someone will steal it.
Frugality, let me count the ways. The ways are endless. There are a few things unavoidable though. Taxes come to mind. Utility bills
are pretty much unavoidable. I love to garden. Most of my food is non GMO and organic with no glyphosate residue, a little is pretty much unavoidable.
Heating with wood works for me and keeps me in shape. I heat my domestic water all year around with wood and heat the house and shop
all heating season with wood as well.
I think the best of it all is that I am never strapped for cash and if I want something I can spring for it, if I want to...
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