Our Beginnings
The mission is simple.
I want to normalize the conversation around frugality and dismantle the "American Dream" concept of keeping up with the Joneses. It is finally time to put and end to the negative stereotypes around "pinching pennies", frugality, and assessing everything based on value and life energy.
Many of us find ourselves pressured by friends and family about what our lives are supposed to look like. We are often seen as successful or unsuccessful based on status symbols such as cars, houses, clothes, and jewelry. Yet this is not really what the life of a millionaire actually looks like. Research indicates that most millionaires drive used cards and live in affordable family homes without ever purchasing a $10,000 suit from a high end Italian manufacturer. This is the stuff of the movies and the film industry is literally paid to entertain (and lie).
Personally, I find the concept of displaying high social status as bizarre as it gets. Borrowing for cars, clothes, and possessions just to keep yourself married to a job you don't like is not the type of life I want for myself and my family. Many have referred to me as being "cheap". Of course we thought this was bizarre since we knew our net worth had already climbed to a point where it was significantly greater than those who were labeling us as being cheap. High spending behavior is not the equivalent of success.
Being frugal does not mean leading a life of deprivation. Fulfillment is still very much our calling. Value is top priority. Freedom is wholly important. Time is the most precious commodity.
If you would like to learn more, and find out how well we are doing on the path to financial freedom, check out the blog and be sure to leave a comment about something that motivates you for change.
I want to normalize the conversation around frugality and dismantle the "American Dream" concept of keeping up with the Joneses. It is finally time to put and end to the negative stereotypes around "pinching pennies", frugality, and assessing everything based on value and life energy.
Many of us find ourselves pressured by friends and family about what our lives are supposed to look like. We are often seen as successful or unsuccessful based on status symbols such as cars, houses, clothes, and jewelry. Yet this is not really what the life of a millionaire actually looks like. Research indicates that most millionaires drive used cards and live in affordable family homes without ever purchasing a $10,000 suit from a high end Italian manufacturer. This is the stuff of the movies and the film industry is literally paid to entertain (and lie).
Personally, I find the concept of displaying high social status as bizarre as it gets. Borrowing for cars, clothes, and possessions just to keep yourself married to a job you don't like is not the type of life I want for myself and my family. Many have referred to me as being "cheap". Of course we thought this was bizarre since we knew our net worth had already climbed to a point where it was significantly greater than those who were labeling us as being cheap. High spending behavior is not the equivalent of success.
Being frugal does not mean leading a life of deprivation. Fulfillment is still very much our calling. Value is top priority. Freedom is wholly important. Time is the most precious commodity.
If you would like to learn more, and find out how well we are doing on the path to financial freedom, check out the blog and be sure to leave a comment about something that motivates you for change.
