Bill has a coworker that is working on her Master's, and as an assignment she has a "week of poverty," where she has to live on a grand total of $2 a day. It got me thinking, forever the frugal being that I am, how I could cut my living costs even further. Food is one area that I refuse to cut nutrition, so whole grains, fruit and veggies, and organic items will always be worth the extra money ... but I have the money to spend on these items.
Anyway, I am going to be contemplating this issue for awhile. The concept of having a mear $2 a day for EVERYTHING is both intriguing and disturbing to me. I have had very lean times in my life, but I lived alone, with no one else to support. And with the hard economic times in front of us, this is a reality I see being thrown at more and more people.
I count our blessings often! Having reliable food, housing, and health care available to my family is not a given, I do realize this. But I still feel that living frugal is a necessity to prevent loosing this reliable stream of food, housing and health care. Keep your eyes peeled for more thoughts on living frugally while still living fully!
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