Frugal Living: Trend and Philosophy

 You may see it on the social media profiles about people identified themselves as one of those had it applied frugal living. So, what is frugal living?

I haven't read any book specificly about frugal living. There are many, but i just don't want to buy, because i don't need one. But as far as i know, concept first known when America faced The Great Depression during The World War II. The aconomic crisis required people to appreciate the value of the money and reduce waste. As for now when the idea of the frugal living emerge the surface and become a trend in our society, especially the youth generation, while we aren't facing the same thing. The most possible reason i can think isn't just about 'economy'. We are now facing climate crisis for the cost of our life behavior. So, the old concept of frugal living can't be adopted the way it was.

Most people may missunderstood about frugal living is reduce expense as much as they can. Buy cheap clothes, eat cheap food, not buying this and that for the sake of money. The idea of frugal living right now is not only focus on money. As i mentioned above that we are now facing the climate crisis, the idea of  frugal living is focus on zero waste. Make maximum use of goods, so there won't be many goods wasted. Eat wisely, so there won't be many food wasted. Buy secondhand clothes, because fashion industry producing too much clothes and they become indecomposable.

Frugal living is not you buying cheap goods for the sake of reduce expense. It is you buying goods wisely, so the thing you bought will be functioned, will be used for long period of time (durable), and support your multiple needs, and you don't need another goods with the same function. It is frugal living. You don't buy goods for the sake of a 'brand', you don't buy goods for the sake of 'trend', but you buy things you need to support you. Things you will be used for a lifetime if it's possible. The long term goals for frugal living is to free people from what media try to shape the mind of society.

Of course, economic is the main focus. Once you maintain that kind of lifestyle, you get your money safe. You can quit your work by the age of, may be, 40 with tons of money. You can enjoy to travel the world, or do things you love. You can enjoy your life. Life your live to the fullest and grow old with no fear of strarving or homeless.

One day, a friend of mine told me that he need months to think before he could decide to buy thing. As for example when he is going to buy new bag. He did the simple research. What kind of bag he need to buy? what kind of bag he is comfortable to use? what kind of material will support the bag for any kind of good he carry everyday? he will never buy anything new before the old one is broken, and if the thing he bought actually not satisfying his need, he will look for someone who need that thing. It is what i called responsibility.


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