Why would a male be better off in a trade and a female in the health field? Females can be in the trades and males can be in the health care industry. This is the 21st century.

I eat for about $5 per day and have for a few years now. Even within that budget, I am able to eat lots of organic foods. I probably eat a lot less meat  than the average American though.

I use cloth diapers and wash them myself in a coin operated machine in the basement of my apartment building. In my area, Washington DC, diaper service costs about the same as disposable diapers.

"I need and some of what I want. This sense of enough has been the greatest blessing of a frugal lifestyle." The way you write about contentment is one of the reasons I think you're head and shoulders above so many thrift writers. You're right that focusing on what we already have is often more fulfilling than alw...more

Congratulations! You have so much to be proud of and you give you readers so much inspiration. We look forward to learning the next (frugal) steps you take on your journey.

You're always such an inspiration to me, Donna. Thanks for sharing your fears with us. I think a lot of us fear being "broke and alone, with nowhere to go and no reason to live." I know I do.