Like the fashion trends that now populate the back of your closet, people have begun to reject their conspicuous nature and embrace their thrifty side. Whether out of necessity or emancipation, frugal people are emerging from the closet and celebrating their ability to pinch pennies. Defined in the past by how much they had, the point now is how much can you save. Whether this is a complete paradigm shift or merely a temporary pause in excessiveness, the culture of frugality is in full bloom. New websites like stretcher.com and allthingsfrugal.com are popping up to guide folks through this alternative lifestyle. Another website, meetup.com which provides a connection for citizens to form support and hobby groups, reports the creation of dozens of sites dedicated to communities of misers. I would be interested in knowing whether you think this movement has staying power or not.
I can see this growing. i happen to be styling my sister's hand-me-downs and the local thrift stores' latest, so maybe i am biased, but its a cool movement, and its possible, its just hard to see it happening in Boca of course ( not to be stereotypical or anything).
ReplyDeleteits true though, people like to brag about how they got something on sale, or for a great deal. and i think its better that way.
ReplyDeletepenny pinchin is killing the economy, we need to spend spend spend!!!!. havent you been paying attention in burkeynomics. The government is trying to make people buy stuff to make the situaion better. so spend darnit!!! spend. no second hand stuff alright!!!?
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The frugal side of people has definitely come out in the past few months. While many people view this as a bad thing because of all the hard times, I believe that i t is a good thing for Americans to learn to save their money. We have become a nation of instant gratification. I this recession teaches us nothing other than to be smart with our money, then it still has a purpose. Since I was a child, my parents taught me not to be frugal, but t be smart about spending my money. For instance, if I could get something right now for $100, or wait a month and it will be $50, I was taught to wait. Now, in a time of crisis, I do not feel as pressured as many of my peers do, because this is how I was always taught to be. Of course, just like everyone else, I'm ready for this to be over.
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