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Your point about living in

Submitted by Robin on July 22, 2007 - 17:58.

Your point about living in poverty as being expensive is well taken.

I'm not sure if this qualifies in living simply and frugally, but I only buy things that I think will last me a long time. I hate to throw stuff away, and I learned a long time ago that buying inexpensively made things turns out costlier in the long run.

I don't mind paying a little more but I expect to wear my jeans for years. I just buffed and oiled some winter boots that I bought in 1998. I research cars with good maintenance reputations because I believe they should well outlast their loan payments on little more than scheduled maintenance.

When you're living hand to mouth, you can't really invest in quality and I think it's almost a penalty.

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