'It's Just More Fun!': Frugal Habits People Would Keep Even If They Became Rich

Anyone who has, is going through, or will go through a financially tight period of time in this life can all at once understand the game of sorts that evolves when it comes to saving as much money as possible. 

If you do indeed dig yourself out of a hole and gradually tread an apprehensive step toward that crazy dream called "financial independence," you'll probably take some of your frugal habits with you. Just because something might be labeled as an act of frugality doesn't mean that it's also not totally logically sound and an easy way to better your daily lifestyle. 

You know, like PB&J sandwiches for lunch. Where my JIF people at? Anyways, this thread from Reddit has folks sharing various habits they've maintained or would maintain regardless of whether or not the rest of the world deemed said habits as being "frugal."

Okay, so not only are certain juices right up in your face with the aggressive sweetness, but all that sugar isn't good for you anyways. The watered down juice hack could be a good move for many of us to take with us. 

Not only will a home-cooked meal on a regular basis help save you money, but homemade food in general can end up tasting a lot better, and also can be healthier. 

While it can be hard to reason with certain thrift stores and what they're willing to offer for your prized garment and what you originally paid for it, they can still be fun. And there are certainly treasures yet to be discovered. 

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Assuming your old clothes have surpassed the point of passing a thrift store inspection, then you might as well get that last bit of value out of them by using them as cleaning rags. 

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You've seen the pricing at most every grocery store nowadays. You know what we're dealing with out there. Might as well compost some of that food that you somehow couldn't muster up the willpower eat before it went bad. 

Some of those bottled and/or glass bottles of water that you can buy at stores now are truly wildin' out. Like, the audacity. 

The necessary trips to and fro the laundry room can stack up after awhile. Might as well (assuming this is applicable based on your living surroundings) see what there is to this. 

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All of those cups of coffee on the way to work can stack up after a while.  

Okay, let's just make sure we're on the same page that mac and cheese meals are always going to be there as a comfort food staple in our time of need. 

Not only are they effortlessly tasty, and quite easy to spice up, but all the protein from beans and eggs won't leave you clamoring with an all-possessing hunger for whatever might be lurking in your starving pantry. 

That last bit about plastic hit especially hard. 

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