What motivates you to be frugal?

When I first started I had just had my second child and would no longer be working outside of the home so we became a 1 income family. So it was really important to cut back expenses, plus we had two children in diapers which is not cheap. I got really in to saving money. I consider it part of my job to keep the families finances in check.

Yes.I am a bachelordom,I must be frugal to save money,if I do not have a job,I can also have a ordinary life. But if I married,maybe I should have one baby,I also should be frugal,because I want to give the baby a rich childhood.

What motivates me to save...of course it's the financial crisis we are experiencing nowadays. Many people are losing their jobs everyday. Many families all over the world are losing hope and I don't want to add to that number. That's why I'm saving the best way I can.

Well like may people I started being frugal when money was tight and having gone from a well paid job to unemployment I suddenly got a reality check to how much money I would waste on the unimportant but also the money that could be saved by using vouchers. Since then the frugal mentality has always stayed with me and hate wasting money on frivolous/ unrequired purchases.

I have always been pretty frugal....at least since I have been an adult. I just always seemed to make a game out of it. I always wanted to see if I could save the most money on food, clothing, utilities, etc. Recently I lost my job (due to the wonderful economy) and now I am even more challenged by ways to save money. Of course, lately I can't seem to save enough. I try to cut corners as much as possible while still trying to live comfortably. Our kids are pretty good at saving money as well. They still have much weaker moments as my two little ones are 11 and 13 (which are hard years to be "frugal")...anyways, they still manage to count their pennies, which is a good start.

Its a nice attitude of someone to be frugal. You can have many things you wish to if you will be more curious to save and thrifty. You can buy other things because you did the saving of coupons for fortune and luck. Now you did it and I'm sure you will have more harmonious living if you are like that.

I think I was just born that way. I like to see how far I can stretch a dollar. I get a kick out of shopping only the sales and seeing how I can stock my pantry. More than anything, though, I like to see my savings grow so I can do some of the things that I want to, like buy a pickup or another place to live without selling this house.

I always have had to be frugal. It is as much a habit now, as a have to situation. I am not sure that I could not be frugal.

Keeping finances of the family in order is certainly a great job for moms and wives. Being frugal means to differentiate family needs from the wants. Discounts and coupons help a lot. But in the Philippines, we dont have much coupons. Just the 'Buy 1, Take 1' kind of offer. Problem is, the expiration date is near thats why you cant really save much coz you have to consume it right away. The need to be frugal is to have your priority on expenses. Know that your husband is taking part in this step to obtaining financial freedom as well.

I save because, i want to get somewhere. I have had a long life of being broke, and having to pay out babysiters, medical bills, bills, and you name it. I am a grandmother now, and have flown the coop. I am saving to make my life a little better in the future, and perhaps i will leave a nice nest egg for my family also.

I can't remember when we haven't been thrifty. For many years I was a sah mom while my husband worked construction. Hubby often would get laid off for months at a time. It just made sense to stock up up on things during the time the money was coming in well. It also made sense to do that stocking up on sale items. Coupons and watching for rebates was a big part of grocery shopping. I guess at first it was pure neccessity, it became a point of self respect. Hubby worked very hard for our income, I could at least be careful to spend it well. We had some years where it wasn't a need to be careful with the money but by then it was such a habit we just continued. Once again, in our senior years we find our income low, but we live well due to our careful habits.

The thing that motivates me to be frugal is not having a job over a year now, after working for 32 years. Its quite scary and I have to watch every penny I spend.

i am sure you are a very good people, nwo too few thrifty pelople, at the same time,you do not know how many people waste on this planet, many people desperately in consumer spending,they have so much money,why not help the poor people,i would like to do not understand.

i think its not a matching question for me. i always love to answer technical questions.still iwant to earn

I have to save money because I used to be in bad financial situation years ago. In my life, I used to have a lot and have nothing. Saving is giving me security for time when I need it...

I started trying to be frugal when i found that by saving money on everyday items, bills and the things like that i can do the extra little things like travel once in a while that i wouldnt be able to do otherwise. I might have things like a pc, or trips but i am very careful about saving the money and making money online to beable to do the extras.

I guess I am frugal by nature. I think its fun to be frugal and find ways to go green.. I know some of my relatives think it's crazy and I'm sure they find it boring and probably think I'm a cheapskate - but so be it. I believe I'm the smart one as I save my family cash by being frugal - the cash I save can either be spent in some other ways or saved up for stuff. Also money can only be spent once so who's the smart one!? I also believe more and more Americans has becomes frugal due to the resession just because they have had to, which in my opinion is good the way things has turned out.

Lack of money! That wil do it every time! Frugal is good. I grow veggies in pots and potatoes in containers and all sorts of things to try and just maintain our standard of living - but it is so difficult at times. and at times we just need to splurge a little and treat ourselves to somethinga little extravagent

The key to personal success is saving and in doing this we are able to appreciate the things we have achieved more. Sometimes it is things that you have outlined let us look for ways to save but then after practicing it for so long it has become a good habit and so we continue it. The things that I want to do in life is what motivates me to save because if I don't do this then my goals will just be dreams instead of reality.

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