4 Things Politicians Will Never Understand About Poor People

I think the important thing here is whether or not "nice things" falls outside of what you can afford as the "entertainment" or "luxury" part of your budget while still being capable of saving money. I buy things because I have the spare income after I meet my savings goals for the month.

This, I save way more than i spend on a regular basis, and I'm far from a good economic situation. I TRIED to do the straight save without even buying an occasional ordered pizza.

I saved more than usual. However. After about 6 months of only spending my money to pack away for my school and investment efforts... I started to get depressed. I knew I was doing good, but without something to take my mind off things that weren't work and concerns for the future, it was taking its toll on me. I need sometime to be alive and not a drone.

"No one on their deathbed wishes that spent more time working." (or saving for that matter) Wherever that quote came from.