Sublime

In my own lexicon, being a “cheapskate” is a virtue, not a vice. It’s not about being greedy or dishonest, and it’s not about sacrifice or deprivation. It’s all about choices—deciding what’s really important in your life (particularly those things that come without a price tag) and skipping the rest.

Time to Capture Missed Savings Opportunities

You can enjoy the fun of beating the system that exists to take your money and live a middle-class lifestyle on a quarter of the usual numbers.

Is spending the most productive years of your life chained to the job market to collect a lot of rarely used stuff that gathers dust in the closet or takes up space in junkyards a wise choice?

the importance of consistently living below your means throughout your life cannot be overstated.

For instance, in my experience one towel will last four years if it's the only one in use. Consequently, a set of four towels in rotation will last a good 16 years. Similarly, if t-shirts can be washed 100 times,61 are only worn once between washings, one is worn every day, and you have 15 of them--which shouldn't be a problem if you participate in

The design presented in the rest of the book rests on three pillars. First, reduce waste and increase efficiency. It's possible to live with the same benefits as the rest of society for one quarter of what the average consumer spends. Many of these