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Originally Posted by flamesfever
In my day we made coffee at home, ate bag lunches, ate out once a month if possible, drove old cars (I bought my first new car on turning 65), bought second hand clothes, went to auctions for furniture, useful items, etc.
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Not to fault your way of handling money but the way I look at it is you can't be too smart with money or you're actually being dumb with it.
I just recently got a $300 first ever smart phone and a $50 plan. I used to shun smartphone and expensive plan but once I got it, it improved my life so much that it's well worth the cost. To me, this smartphone is money well spent and I wish I had it sooner.
I used to drive used car as well but they too depreciate and incur more costly and frequent maintanence. Granted it is still cheaper to maintain and drive an old and reliable used car but driving a newer car and not having to worry about seeing the mechanics every six month has it's advantages.
There's a difference between not spending at all and spending your money wisely.