Living within your means

I have a few simple ways you can start living within your means today. Living with your means; many of us aren't even familiar with this term.

This is something I struggle with. I am a shopper at heart and love the thrill I get from buying new things. This has lead to the accumulation of some debt. It is not from student loans or anything it is from silly, really unnecessary purchases. I opened my first credit card in college and it has been a slippery slope since then. I have paid off my debt several times (thanks to my parents, selling my first house, and 401k) but it still manages to get charged back up. I am not one of those…

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"There's no dignity quite so impressive and no independence quite so important as living within your means."

Staying out of debt (and then getting out of debt) can be hard.

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Experience setbacks and learn how to overcome them on your path to success.

85? I know people with relatives living up to 104 and 107... Good quality living too. Imagine 50 years from now... It is very wise to always live below your means financially. Of course living simply can incorporate certain luxuries, but hopefully you'll enjoy a better quality of life than merely living for creature comforts.