Will People Think You’re Poor if You Act Frugal?

Do you proudly let the people in your life know that you clip coupons, save pennies and otherwise act frugally in your life? Or do you hide this information from others because you’re worried that they’re going to think that you’re poor and that must be why you’re doing these things?

Frugal blog Family Friendly Frugality is running an interesting series called Misconceptions About Frugal Living. The first issue that they addressed in the series was the misconception that all frugal people are poor people. Many frugal followers were shocked to see that this was even a concern. That makes sense since living frugally is a hot trend right now that a lot of people are absolutely proud to be a part of. Nevertheless, it seems that some people are concerned that others will mistakenly believe that they are broke if they live frugally.

Some things to consider if you’re worried about appearing poor by living frugally:

• It’s probably true that you’re suffering a little bit financially right now. Who isn’t? Your concern may have less to do with what others think of you than of your own fears around financial instability.
• If you’re truly concerned with what others think about your financial status then you may be wasting money in many ways. That problem of “keeping up with the Joneses” will always be there if you want people to know that you have money to spend.
• Living frugally doesn’t have to be extreme. If you’re embarrassed about your frugal activities then maybe you’re taking the wrong frugal actions. You can live frugally in reasonable ways that shouldn’t embarrass you at all.

See the original article at Family Friendly Frugality

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