Frugality As An Aid To One's Interests

Jacob over at Early Retirement Extreme put up a post today in which he describes frugality as "equal[ing] economic efficiency."

As I read it, I thought to myself:

I am frugal when it comes to things I don't much care about so that I can make room to be less frugal (or not at all) when it comes to things that I do care about.

My recent post about taking on the "beans and rice challenge" falls into the former category: most of the time I just need food to fuel my body, I don't need it to entertain me so I avoid spending more on food than necessary. Despite the license I often feel my frugality in some areas gives me in regard to others, now I'm wondering how I could get more of the things I do care about with less input...

...more of what I want for less of what it takes, leaving more of what it takes for getting more of what I want in the future...

Check out Jacob's post (and the comments people are leaving). It's interesting stuff!