Posts Tagged ‘philosophy’

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A billion people in the world live on less than a dollar a day for food. Two social justice teachers recently set out on a journey to find out if they could do the same here in the US. What started out as “just a challenge” has now made international news and is bringing awareness to people on how little so many have for sustenance. They were recently interviewed on Fox News and are blogging about their journey at onedollardietproject.wordpress.com.

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Money and manure … two things most people don’t associate with each other, but the perfect segway into the third part of the Frugal Franco formula (Save + Invest + Give Back … I guess to be a formula it has to equal something, so I would say it equals Fulfillment). Given the time of year, I felt it would be apropos to break out the inaugural “give back” post as many people are in the giving spirit during the holidays.

The most common misconception people have about being frugal is making it synonymous with being cheap. Being cheap is associated with being stingy, miserly, and generally not fun to be around. Think Scrooge McDuck meets George Castanza. Being frugal on the other hand does not necessarily (although it is a thin line) constitute these same characteristics. For further explanation, let’s take a look at the definition of each (according to dictionary.com):

Frugal
1. economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: a frugal manager.
2. entailing little expense; requiring few resources; meager; scanty: a frugal meal.