Quote:
Originally Posted by simpleyme
some people do not seem to live in the same world with the rest of us
|
I know this site is all about living within your means, being frugal, getting out of debt and such, but I think folks sometimes forget or just don't realize that we are a very diverse group. There are folks here who are retired and living on Social Security, others who get by on some type of disability payments, students, people collecting unemployment and working folks who barely make enough to get by. At the same time, though, there are also folks earning 6-figure incomes with very successful careers. I know I'm not the only physician posting here, and there are several people who have posted that they earn considerably more than I do.
Not all advice posted here will apply to all of us. Depending on your situation, you may need to be more or less frugal than someone else. To some, the thought of spending $35 for dinner for the family is ridiculously expensive. At the same time, though, for others it is quite cheap. It all depends on your point of view. While I certainly don't spend that much for dinner on a regular basis, on occasion I spend far more than that for a meal. If my wife and I go out for a nice dinner, we can easily spend over $100. So for someone who dines like that frequently (not us, mind you), learning how to have an enjoyable meal for a lot less can actually be useful advice, even if it isn't useful for lots of others.