I grew up with a pretty affluent lifestyle, but financial diaster struck about a year ago. I was suddenly required to stand up almost completely for myself: that included paying my car insurance, gas (doesn't sound like much, but before my parents usually paid for my gas), and even helped out with the household bills amongst other things. Budgeting soon became a frequent word in my vocabulary.
It took awhile to get used to but now that I'm living frugally, I realized how much happier you become when you live simplisticly.
Cassandra
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