I started with a little store account that my parents put me on that I was allowed to buy clothes at, obviously within reason, and that started me off on the right foot.

Periodically clean your shower to prevent mold growth.Step 10: DryWipe down the shower walls and any remaining moisture with a towel or cloth.

Understand most of the people around me cant afford those clothes or drive those cars I'm not interested in keeping up with the Jones's.

They left with practically only the clothes on their back. 

Clothes are wholesaled through Walmart or Ross or any department store.

You just need to bring your clothes and groceries, everything else is there."

Some of it we could see was warranted: new tires for their car, clothes for the kids, a nice dinner out for the family, a new TV.

Get some cotton clothes line rope.

I don't really spend money on clothes, I'm pretty minimalist, just the occasional dinner date with the girlfriend.so Total so far I have: $1,824.34/$2,954.79 (~61.74%) Now I would like to put about 15 more percent into a Roth IRA before using my saved money towards potentially more volatile investments, so that would put me at about $700 a month to save for real estate investing.

To meet minimum living expenses (food, housing, clothing, basic transportation, and medical care) in my town of Springfield, MO, you would need around $2,000 / month ($24,000 / year) income.