20 Frugal Habits We Should Normalize (to save serious money)

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  @annlavine3576 · 6 months ago

  No 1 my cat wears the same thing every day and she always looks great

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• LI

  @LindaStitches · 6 months ago

  Here’s my story: My son got married in 2023 and I made my mother of the groom dress. For another son’s wedding in 2025, I took off the sleeves on that dress, added beads along the neckline, added more appliqués and altered it. I loved the opportunity to wear it again and I felt great in it!

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• SU

  @susanneschaefer2268 · 6 months ago

  I am German but have been living in the States for over thirty years. We have a saying in German: Vorfreude ist die schönste Freude. Anticipatory joy is the most beautiful joy!

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• VA

  @valentinacruzy · 6 months ago

  The point about "fantasy spending" hit me hard. I used to buy all these items for the person I wanted to be — the person who cooks elaborate meals, dresses boldly, goes to the gym five times a week. Once I accepted who I actually am, my spending dropped dramatically and I finally felt at peace with my choices. Such an underrated concept that rarely gets talked about in personal finance. Thank you for this, Vera!

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• DE

  @denairby7454 · 6 months ago

  My son and I did a stay cation a few years ago. Everyday we went to a different museum here in town, movies one afternoon. Always came home for dinner and slept in our own beds. The memories we made that week were worth it.

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• GR

  @graciegee6317 · 6 months ago

  Best part of staycation is that you can guarantee that the bed is comfortable & just to your liking...and there's no packing to do - which I hate!!

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• WI

  @wiskey2000 · 6 months ago (edited)

  I have always hated clothes shopping, so I wear the same things all the time. I&apos;m a teacher, so I made myself my own uniform. I have 5 shirts for cold weather and 5 shirts for warm weather, and I just rotate through them during the work week with the two or three work pants that I also have. My students wear uniforms, so whenever they point out that I&apos;m wearing the same thing again, I just point out that they&apos;re also wearing the same thing again. Most of my clothes are older than my 10-year-old students!<br><br>My sister loves eating out all the time and then complains about not having enough spending money for a concert. I&apos;ve finally gotten to the point where I just bluntly tell her that I&apos;m not wasting my money on the constant eating out because it&apos;s too much money, and I&apos;d rather save that money for future travel or concert tickets.

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• JV

  @jvinson4181 · 6 months ago

  My husband and I usually enjoy taking our kids to a family member&apos;s house, and then doing our own staycation. But this Valentine&apos;s day, my mother-in-law had a really fun idea; she came to our house and stayed with our kids, and let my husband and I take her apartment (in a different city, a couple of hours away) for the weekend. So fun!

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• AN

  @annlavine3576 · 6 months ago

  I don’t want to get a new phone all the time

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• CA

  @CarolNunn-q5s · 6 months ago

  Always smart to live below your means. &nbsp;When we purchased our home we opted for a comfortable mortgage payment that could easily be afforded on one salary even though we both worked full time. &nbsp;We have everything we need &amp; we can sleep at night without &nbsp;worrying about money.

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• CL

  @claudiajimenez3910 · 6 months ago

  I&apos;m 77 and I go to a yoga class four days a week and do weights and cardio at home. &nbsp;I do it more for the social connection because I&apos;m a total introvert and would stay at home all the time. &nbsp;Not good at my age.

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• DA

  @danyf.1442 · 6 months ago

  Yesss to outfit repeating! If Catherine Princess of Wales does it regularly then we &quot;mortals&quot; have even more reason to do it too lol!

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