Living in poverty and longing for luxury

 I try not to be a shallow person, but like everyone I presume, we long for better than we have.  Since I retired it has become harder to live on the money I get each month.  But I have learned a few tricks in my ever longer life and I want to share them.  No I will not tell you how to get a million-dollar house for 30 bucks, but I can show you how to do some of the things you want to do while cutting corners and making good choices.  How do I throw a nice dinner party and do it for less.  How do I buy a nice piece of jewelry and spend a bit less.  

I am not able to give you the code for a 90 percent off sale on life, but maybe I can help you stretch that budget a bit or make things last longer than normal so you can squeeze a bit more out of your income.  

This is not to say that this is strictly a blog for poor people.  In life, you may have a great income.  But it is wise to cut corners even if you are making a million a year.  None of us has any idea what the future holds for us, so why not look for sane ways of spending our money like saving for a rainy day.  

Believe me, retirement can prove to be that rainy day.


The other purpose here is to give a bit of entertainment as I write.

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