Re: Is it possible to be frugal and covet the good life?
I've posted now and then, including yesterday, on my journal about home improvements. DH and I plan on living here for a long, long time. We'd like to be able to afford to retire here, with our house being paid off in the next 18 years or so. So for us, part of being frugal is about being able to afford to fix up our home and make it really nice to live in. The kitchen works - it has a floor and counters and cupboards - but it isn't very nice to look at. So saving here and there means we can afford to think about ways to fix it up.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that you can want nice things and be frugal. Sometimes, being frugal is what allows you to have the nicer things down the road. It also means being able to do/have said things without going into debt to do it.
We aren't frugal because we're in debt and need to get out - we're frugal so that we can do the things we want to do (educate DD, travel, home improvements) without going into debt to do them.
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