It's What I've Been Doing All Along

juststoppingby
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:20:53 +0000

Insomniac, you sound just like my smart and frugal brother. He is currently working on a project far from home with big spender types, and he feels so isolated. He listens to people talk about having 5 tvs, and he just mentally shakes his head. He dismisses them as ‘consumers’. It’s miserable to work so closely with people who have such different values. His tv is in the basement, turned to the wall, and it was just so positioned all the time his daughters were growing up. Obviously, they did a lot of other things instead of watching tv, as he made it a hassle. They really wanted to see the show if they made the trip down to the basement!

He’s divorced, and when he heard that some guys spend $100+ on a date, he again shook his head. Not him. He can’t imagine trying to impress some girl with his money. That wouldn’t be the type of girl he would be interested in, either. (Yes, I know it is ‘woman’, not ‘girl’, thank you very much)

Yours is a good lifestyle, and sure cuts down on the anxiety. Way to go!