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Originally Posted by disneysteve
We choose to be frugal, though we could afford not to be. I don't think earning more money is the answer. If you doubled my income right now, we would still maintain our frugal habits. True happiness is being satisfied with what you have, not always wanting more.
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No matter how disciplined you are, there still is a tendency to spend up to an increased income. I think you commented in another thread or blog that when your wife went back to work, some of your frugal habits fell a bit by the wayside. Nothing at all wrong with that. It's nice to have a bit more breathing room, a bit more of the good things.
I personally am getting pretty weary of being frugal and am looking for a new job. I traded a job I hated that paid extremely well, for a job I love that pays 75% less. The tradeoff has been too extreme because my quality of life has suffered. I'm just trying to find the happy medium. You know, that balance thing.