{"id":11539,"date":"2019-05-21T14:39:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T14:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodshop.com\/blog\/?p=11539"},"modified":"2021-04-16T14:27:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T14:27:45","slug":"frugal-lifestyles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.goodsearchcorp.com\/frugal-lifestyles\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Budget Advice to Steal from Extremely Frugal Lifestyles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"\u201cHomeless is trending,\u201d my friend texted me, a few years ago. At the time, I was entertaining the idea of restoring a vintage VW bus to drive across the country, after losing my job in New York City. I was convinced I could live out of my van, camp or couch surf when need be, all while getting to explore the country. It had always been a dream of mine to see all of the states, and this would make the daunting task of transporting my belongings back home to California more convenient.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I never did get my dream car, but the hashtag #VanLife is still trending. Many are opting for a minimalist lifestyle as an alternative to sky-high rents, expensive living costs and falling victim to consumerism in general. Millennials are trading the traditional 9-to-5 job for the ability to work remotely and travel, well, anywhere. As we\u2019ve noted before<\/a>, they prefer experiences over things. Some, on the other hand, prefer a more simplistic way of being and might choose to grow their own food and live off the land.<\/p>\n

Take, for instance, this woman<\/a> who lived on the extreme end of the frugality spectrum: She renounced money more than a decade and instead got by bartering her services in exchange for room and board. Meanwhile, this woman<\/a> adopted a zero-waste lifestyle\u2014one that didn’t involve hoarding\u2014and made the most use of what she already owned. Others opt for a frugal lifestyles to maximize their earning potential. This Google employee<\/a>, based in the Silicon Valley, lives out of a truck and takes advantage of the tech company\u2019s amenities, such as showers and a gym. His lifestyle may not be that of the rich and famous, but, with the money he\u2019s saving on rent (the California Bay Area being one of the most expensive cities in the country), he\u2019s surely on his way to billionaire status.<\/p>\n

While we\u2019re not suggesting quitting your job, giving up your apartment or forgoing currency altogether, here are some of the best frugal lifestyles tips we\u2019ve learned from extreme penny-pinchers:<\/p>\n

\"Lifestyles\"Delegate your finances.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Frugal lifestyles blogger Fun, Cheap or Free<\/a> swears the more bank accounts you have, the easier it is to manage your money by assigning each account to a different category you regularly spend money on (i.e. food, household items, clothing, etc.). If that sounds too complicated to keep track of, Dave Ramsey\u2019s envelope method<\/a> follows the same logic, only you allot cash to each category, which has its own separate envelope. This requires discipline, as you can only spend the cash that is in the envelope until your next paycheck. If you don’t have enough cash for all your groceries, you have to put something back! Some helpful tips:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n