This ties into the other blog post I wrote about why you SHOULDN'T Live a frugal life. I feel that there are benefits to everything in life, Even the things that seem 100% bad. Today we look at the positive effects of living a frugal life.

Being frugal is truly an art, Learning to live on limited or lower amounts of resources. There are a lot of frugal people in this world. But are there enough? We constantly hear about people who way over spend. Living paycheck to paycheck their whole lives.

Being frugal often gives you a massive advantage as opposed those who constantly spend. They are more likely to get what they want out of their life. Whether you like it or not, Your financial habits affect every aspect of your life, Such as relationships, and who you are surrounded by.

Are we born with it?

Back when humans were first trying to figure out how to live, We weren't overly concerned about the future. We only thought about RIGHT NOW! We didn't have time for that. We had to hunt, and kill for our food, Prepare the meat. We had to harvest our food from the wild. Sometimes searching for days for something. But these days we spend our whole lives planning for the future. Because we have the time to do so.
But are we somewhat frugal? Even when we were first learning how to live, Any man-made items had to be carefully taken care of. We might have not had the resources to make another item. These items may have taken a long time to make, Such as baskets. We couldn't just make another in two seconds.
The way we live today, May discourage frugality. If we ruin our jacket, We can buy another one. We don't' even have to buy another one with our money. We can use a credit card.

Depending on your upbringing your parents may have emphasized frugality or discouraged it. But no matter what you can change yourself to become the way you want to. It's just interesting to think about.

How Being Frugal can Change your life

Balance

Keeping proper balance in life can be difficult, But that balance can allow you to prepare for the future, Yet still be happy and comfortable right now. Instead of massive up and downs you can have somewhat of a steadier life. Ups and downs can be extremely stressful.

You can even just cut back a little bit, Take the money and invest it so you can't touch it. It makes a big difference overtime. You can invest in stock for as little as 10.00 with no fees. I use Loyal3.com for this; It's fantastic.

You may notice when looking at your bank statements that you are more willing to splurge more in specific areas. And You save better in others. You can use this to your advantage. If you love your expensive running shoes, can you trim the fat elsewhere? Or can you get those expensive shoes second hand, Or maybe on a cheaper website.
Frugal habits add up the savings very quickly.

Improve your Self Discipline.

I always get compliments with how disciplined I am with myself. But it's something that takes a ton of practice. Becoming frugal will allow you that practice, And it will affect every aspect of your life.
Being self-disciplined can allow you to be better in relationships, at your job and overall allow you to accomplish your goals easier.

The excitement of having more.

Saving and investing allows you to have things you never imagined. Maybe you want to buy a house. Sure you could probably get a house without a down payment, But if you are careful and frugal, you could probably afford a large down payment. Or in some cases buy the house outright.