Attempting to actually have a life outside of the work, eat, sleep cycle and save money is difficult, though. Reading the experiences of "frugal" people suggest

Attempting to actually have a life outside of the work, eat, sleep cycle and save money is difficult, though. Reading the experiences of "frugal" people suggests that they often barely do anything that isn't absolutely required to survive and hold down a job - this must surely be incredibly bad for their mental health from my perspective, but perhaps some people can live like that. The actual trick is probably to make most of your savings in other places - a smaller house/apartment with less "stuff" to fill it might feel just as good, ensure that you always have some form of pre-cooked food in the house to avoid the temptation of takeout for no reason other than having no energy to cook, figure out whether you can spend less on transport (do you really need the big new car for the one time a year you go on vacation, or could you rent a vehicle or take the Greyhound/Megabus/etc for that weekend?), figure out whether you actually need the latest flagship phone and an unlimited data plan (maybe consuming netflix, youtube, and spotify on the mobile network isn't such a great idea?). These are big-ticket items and it's almost always possible to save significantly on them without changing your lifestyle if you're "comfortably living".