Living on $12,000 a Year
Here’s an extreme account of how to live more frugaly. This guy lives off $12,000 per year. I don’t think I can do what he does to keep costs that low, but I can relate to a couple of his suggestions.
I Never buy garbage bags. Reuse the bags that you get at the grocery store for your lunch container and for putting out the garbage. Sure they are small, but who cares? They all go into a garbage can just fine!
Garbage bags really annoy me. I’m in absolute agreement with him here. Why buy them?
I ask myself, “Do I really need this? Is it of lasting value?”
Here is a very important question to ask your self when you’re about to purchase something. I’ve gotten better, but am still guilty of buying things without lasting value.
