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[Arta Montero]

Hi all,

I know we all talk about how important is to save money. My husband has been

challenging me about saving money and he tells me that’s where the ultimate freedom comes from by being a able to live in very little.

He thinks that making more money by default causes more work because one has to manage the assets and money and he thinks the ultimate freedom comes from figuring out a way to live on very little.

Some of the things I started doing that I think are having a significant impact include not going grocery shopping till refrigerator is empty and also plan the cooking so we don’t cook food on top of food and that way manage from a grocery standpoint. Also, purchasing only fruits that are in season seems to help. These items have helped me but in general we have a mortgage for about $2200/month plus other typical bills such as water, electricity, gas, internet that add to at least 3k. We feel that we working ourselves to death just for the sake of paying these high bills.

We feel that we make money for the sake of spending it and wondering if others can share tips as to what they have done to help save money so that this way one doesn’t have to work that much and still feel free from a money standpoint.

Thanks