The New Frugality: How to Consume Less, Save More, and Live Better | Haight

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Chris Farrell, author of “The New Frugality” will talk about his book and discuss how to consume less, save more and live better at The Booksmith in the Upper Haight on Friday January 22, 2010 at 7:30pm.

The embrace of what Farrell calls the New Frugality signals that half a century of people spending with abandon and borrowing as much as possible is done. Profligacy is out. Frugality is in. Also, in everyday money decisions, it turns out that being frugal and being green are synonymous.

Farrell suggests we should focus not only on what’s affordable in the short term, but also on what’s sustainable in the long term.

As Farrell demonstrates, there’s a difference between being frugal and being cheap. We’ll still need places to live (do we buy or rent?), to save for college, and every now and then go into a little debt. How we make these choices will be as important as the choices themselves.

The New Frugality offers smart, sustainable, and ultimately more fulfilling ways to approach our personal finances and get more out of spending less.

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