Uber Frugal Month: Day 28

The end of the month is near, and we survived another weekend!

Today's UFM challenge focuses on finding the sweet spot between quality of life and savings.

Today’s mantra: Frugality isn’t about deprivation or hardship, it’s about spending money only on what truly matters to you.

Today’s action: Examine areas in your life where frugality makes you feel deprived. Brainstorm ways to optimize or make substitutions for these things.

This has been my main challenge this month, as well. Cheap deli treats and beers at home are almost as good as (and sometimes better than) nights out, but sometimes I think we still want a night out.

Family movie nights at home are awesome and a definite long term keeper, but I think we will still venture into a theater once or twice a year.

For some things, like entertainment, I think a hard reset is best. Dial it back to almost nothing then slowly increase it until we find the sweet spot. For other things, we can just continue to tweak and cut corners until we find that sweet spot.

Never stop tweaking and looking for new savings, though!